Southern Railway GP35 #2709 and GP30's 2550, 2544 & 2530 lead a Sheffield (AL) bound train at 27th Street          
Southern Railway GP35 #2709 was built January 1965 and became Norfolk Southern #2709 before leaving roster to become Wheeling & Lake Erie (WLE) #2709. GP30's #2550, 2544 & 2530 were built in 1962 and later became Norfolk Southern (NS) # 2550, 2544 & 2530
Date: 10/2/1983 Location: Birmingham, AL   Map Show Birmingham on a rail map Views: 1125 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: SOU 2530(GP30) SOU 2709(GP35) SOU 2544(GP30) SOU 2550(GP30)    Author:  Bernie Feltman
Southern Railway GP35 #2709 and GP30's 2550, 2544 & 2530 lead a Sheffield (AL) bound train at 27th Street
Picture Categories: Signal,Action This picture is part of album:  Southern Railway Alabama action shots
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Name Type Comments Date
Fred Stuckmann General Great shot & location. 1/27/2012 11:22:11 AM
Robert Farkas General The 2600/2700's on the W&LE were/are some of my favorite locomotives. You caught industrial Birmingham well. 1/27/2012 4:31:12 PM
Ken Roble General Southern 2709 was originally Savannah & Atlanta 2709 then CG 2709. Who's diamond is in the foreground? 1/27/2012 5:01:12 PM
Bryan Smith General Elephant style. I bet they were cranking out some sounds as they came by. 1/27/2012 6:08:43 PM
David Barrentine General The high nosed GP30's look tough to me, they look a lot better than the shortnosed ones. Nice shot! 1/27/2012 7:40:59 PM
Ron Bryson General Note the GE trucks on 2709 1/27/2012 9:40:55 PM
Charles Burgess General Great lashup; great shot! 1/28/2012 12:02:58 AM
Charles Stookey General The locos, the crossing, the cantilever and the plant. Really great. 1/28/2012 2:49:38 AM
Olaf Junges General Excellent photo! 1/28/2012 3:29:44 AM
Chris S General Another great one...thanks! 1/28/2012 7:50:52 PM
Roberto Alaniz General Very nice photo! 8/3/2013 12:38:21 PM

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