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Carolina Southern Railroad Co.
(part of Carolina
Rails)
103 South Wilson Street
P.O. Box 368
Chadbourn, North Carolina 28431
Phone: (910) 654-1999
Fax: (910) 654-3635
Reporting marks: CALA
Radio frequencies: 160.470,
161.505
Location of engine house: Chadbourn,
North Carolina
| # | Builder | Model | Horses | Notes |
| 48 | GM | F7A | 1500 | built as Texas & New Orleans #379 7/52, traded to GE, to Wellsville, Addison & Galeton #2400 in 1969, to Louisiana & North West #48 in 1974, to Wacamaw Coast Line 48 1/92, stored at Chadbourn/disrepair |
| 87 | GM | SW9 | 1200 | built as Chesapeake & Ohio #5092 in 1953, to Baltimore & Annapolis #87, still painted and lettered for B&A and stored in Chadbourn |
| 88 | GM | F7A | 1500 | ex-MILW, ex-Wacamaw Coast Line, stored at Chadbourn/disrepair |
| 100 | GM | GP18 | 1800 | built in 1960 as Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific #1333, ex-Nashville & Ashland City #9, ex-McCormick, Nashland City & Asheville #9, red and white, in regular freight service |
| 520 | GM | E8A | 2250 | ex-Chicago & Northwestern, ex-RTA, ex-Metra, stored at Conway/disrepair |
| 943 | GM | GP18 | 1800 | built as Norfolk Western #943, ex-Wacamaw Coast Line #943, high, short hood, in faded WCL purple paint, allegedly still owned by Horry County from the pre-WCL days, in regular freight service |
| 950 | GM | GP18 | 1800 | ex-Mid-Atlantic, ex-Norfolk Southern, ex-Norfolk & Western, in red and white Carolina Southern paint, chop nosed by CALA |
| 951 | GM | GP18 | 1800 | ex-Mid-Atlantic, ex-Norfolk Southern, ex-Norfolk & Western, in Carolina Southern Pullman green scheme, chop nosed by CALA |
| 958 | GM | GP18 | 1800 | ex-Mid-Atlantic, ex-Norfolk Southern, ex-Norfolk & Western, in gray/maroon Mid-Atlantic paint, chop nosed by CALA without benefit of a repaint |
| 2613 | GM | GP30 | 2250 | ex-Wacamaw Coast Line, ex-Norfolk Southern, ex-Southern, high, short hood, faded Southern paint, another view |
| 4257 | GM | E8A | 2250 | ex-NJT, ex-Conrail, ex-Penn Central, ex-New York Central, stored at Conway/disrepair |
| 6622 | GM | F9BU | 1750 | built March 1957 as Canadian National 6622, class GPB-17d, retired from CN roster and transferred to VIA 31 March 1978, sold for scrap by VIA November 1991 to Montreal Locomotive Sales, Lachine QC, sold March 1992 to Waccamaw Costline Railroad, to Carolina Southern Railroad, in service as of 2002, repainted in CN colors by WCL, another view |
| 9158 | GM | F7AU | 1500 | built August 1952 as Canadian National #9080, F7A, class GFA-17a , reclassified GFA-15d, September 1954, rebuilt to 9158 November 1972, class GFA-17a, retired 4 December 1989, sold to Century Locomotive Parts, Lachine QC in 1992, to Waccamaw Coastline Railroad, toCarolina Southern, red and white, out of service as of early 2000, ex-Canadian National, |
| 9163 | GM | F7AU | 1500 | built November 1952 as Canadian
National #9116, F7A, class GFA-17a, reclassified GFA-15d, September 1954,
rebuilt fto 9163 April 1973,
retired 4 December 1989, sold to Century Locomotive Parts, Lachine QC in 1992, sold to Waccamaw Coastline Railroad, to Carolina Southern Railroad, red and white, in regular freight service, another look at #9163* |
Carolina Southern also owns 70 box cars. In addition, they also own several passenger cars, including an observation car named City of Myrtle Beach.
This roster comes from James W. Kerr's Y2K edition of Locomotive Rosters & News. Additional information is from CNcyclpedia and Kevin Foy and Larry Smoak of Carolina Rails. All photographs are by myself, Joseph C. Hinson, unless otherwise noted. Please send any corrections or additional information to the e-mail address above.
* The night time shot of #9163
is by Tom
Trencansky of Dryden, New York. It was taken in June, 1997. Visit Trencansky's
web site by clicking on his name.
Carolina Southern operates freight service from a CSX connection in Mullins, South Carolina to Whiteville, North Carolina, 37 miles. A branch runs from Chadbourn, North Carolina to Conway, South Carolina, 38.9 miles. Total miles operated is more than 76. Rail is 90 to 132 pound. Traffic includes coal, lumber, stone, brick and fertilizer, some 15,000 cars yearly.
The main line was built by the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta and Wilmington & Manchester railroads. The Conway branch was built by the Wilmington, Chadbourn & Conway Railroad. All three railroads became part of the Atlantic Coast Line System. CSX sold the line to Duval Transportation and service began on March 28, 1987. Duval was renamed Mid-Atlantic Railroad on November 4 of that year. Mid-Atlantic was sold on February 7, 1995 to the current operator and renamed Carolina Southern. The company is owned by Ken Pippin.
The Carolina Southern also operates the Wacamaw Coast Line:
1551 Depot Road
P.O. Box 2202
Conway, South Carolina 29526
Reporting marks: WCLR
Radio frequencies: 461.450,
466.450
Location of engine house: Chadbourn,
North Carolina
Phone: (803) 347-5301
Fax: 248-5790
The Wacamaw Coast Line branch extends from Conway, South Carolina to Myrtle Beach, 14.1 miles. Rail is 85 pound. Traffic includes stone, coal, lumber and brick. The line is former Atlantic Coast Line trackage which was acquired from CSX by Horry County and leased to Horry County Railroad in November, 1984. On October 10, 1987, the county leased the railroad to Wacamaw Coast Line. A branch once ran from Conway to Aynor but this was abandoned during ACL operation.
The operating company is controlled by the Carolina Southern and locomotives of the two companies are pooled together.
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Sources for this page include North Carolina Railways, American Shortline Guide by Edward Lewis and Carolina Rails.
