All-Time Laurinburg & Southern Diesel Roster
by Joseph C. Hinson
(updated August 15, 2002)
# Model BD
#		 Notes
100 GE 44 ton 6/46 
2849		 acquired new; to Monroe Sand & Gravel (Monroe, LA) 100 (5/18/51) to Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri 34 to Louisiana & Pine Bluff 34 to Monroe Sand & Gravel. Co, 
101 GE 70 ton 9/47 
29089		 acquired new; on roster as of 10/1/97
102:1 GE 44 ton 5/43 
15774		 built as U. S. Army 7088; assigned to Deseret Arsenal (St. Johns, UT); to Pan American Engineering to LRS 102:1 (1947) to Atlantic & East Carolina 102 (2/18/57); re-numbered 402 (7/30/l58); retired 1969; to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive to Relco; scrapped 8/18/70
102:2 GE 70 ton 1/48 
29467		 built as High Point, Thomasville & Denton 203; to Superior Stone 203 to Martin-Marietta 203 to George Silcott (D) to LRS 102:2 (3/85) to Atlantic & Western Railroad 102 (12/86)
103 GE 70 ton 1/51
30837		 acquired new; on roster as of 10/1/97
104 GE 70 ton 9/50
30458		 built as Lancaster & Chester 62; acquired 8/10/65; later assigned to Red Springs & Northern; in Laurinburg as of 7/28/2001 w/RS&N lettering
105 GE 70 ton 1/48 
29466		 built as High Point, Thomasville & Denton 202; acquired 10/29/68; assigned as Franklin County Railroad; stored in bad condition in Rural Hall on the Yadkin Valley Railroad as of 7/2001
106 GE 70 ton 3/48
29304		 built as East St. Louis Junction 72; to St. Louis Grain 72 to George Silcott (D); to LRS 72 (4/12/71); leased to Kaiser Agricultural Chemical (Acme, NC); re-numbered 106 (7/74); scrapped in 1978 by LRS
107 GE 70 ton 3/49 
30038		 built as Pacific Great Eastern 553; to Sydney & Louisburg 60 to Devco 60 to George Silcott (D); acquired 7/12/72; assigned Fairmont & Western; on roster as of 10/1/97
108 Plymouth 
(35-ton)		 12/52
5608		 built as Magor Car Corp. 5608; to Rail Car Division (Fruehauf Rail Car Corp.) 5608 (Clinton, NJ); re-numbered 456; to David Weisz Co.; acquired 8/73; leased to Libby-Owens-Ford Glass (Laurinburg, NC); to Shorty’s Truck Sales & Parts (9/98) 
109 GE 70 ton 3/48
29298		 built as St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County 47; to Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington 20 to Montpelier & Barre 20 to George Silcott (D) to LRS 22 via Frankfort & Cincinnati (9/74); re-numbered 109 (5/85); re-powered with a 350-horsepower Cummins diesel prime mover (9/97);  on roster as of 7/28/2001 (stenciled "1959 A.B. Chavis 1998") In 1976, this one was renumbered 76 and painted red, white and blue. Bill Navari Photo from North East Rails: 1976 Bi-Centennial Railroad Engines
110 GE 70 ton 6/48
30013		 built as Norfolk Southern 701; to Southern Railway 70 to Naporano Iron & Metal (5/78); acquired 6/79 as LRS 110; on roster as of 10/1/97
111 Alco S2 6/50
78014		 built as South Buffalo 91; to George Silcott (D); acquired 8/80; leased to Carolina Power & Light (Skyland, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
112 Alco S4 8/52
80063		 built as South Buffalo 99; acquired 5/82; was leased to Carolina Power & Light (Mayo Plant, Roxboro, NC); on roster as of 10/01/97; last seen in Laurinburg by JCH as of 7/28/2001
113 Alco S4 1/52
79518		 built as South Buffalo 96; acquired 7/82; was leased to Carolina Power & Light (Mayo Plant, Roxboro, NC); last seen by JCH in Laurinburg being taken apart piece by piece sometime in 2000
114 EMD SW1 6/49
7503		 built as Union Railroad 456; acquired 4/84; on roster as of 10/1/97
115 EMD SW1 8/49 
7510		 built as Union Railroad 458; acquired 4/84; assigned as Nash County Railroad #115; leased to Prestage Farms (Camden, SC); on roster as of 10/1/97, spotted by Kevin Foy of Carolina Rails at Georgetown Steel at Georgetown, SC Sept. 2002 
116 EMD SW1 8/49 
7510		 built as Union Railroad 463; acquired 9/84; on roster as of 10/1/97
117 EMD SW1 8/49
7515		 built as Union Railroad 465; acquired 9/84; leased to Nash Johnson (Rose Hill, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
118 EMD SW1 8/49 
7515		 built as Union Railroad 468; acquired 4/84; leased to Hoechst Celanese (Wilmington, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
119 EMD SW1 8/49
7511		 built as Union Railroad 464; acquired 8/85; assigned to Nash County Railroad #119; to Gulf & Ohio (2/94)
120 EMD SW1 2/50
8532		 built as Union Railroad 470; acquired 10/85; to Shorty’s Truck Sales & Parts
121 EMD SW1 3/40
1041		 built as Milwaukee Road 1615; re-numbered 965 & later 958; to Chrome Locomotive; acquired 11/85; leased  to Carolina Power & Light (Harris Plant, Moncure, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
122 EMD NW2 10/48
6678		 built as Baltimore & Ohio 555; re-numbered 9547; to Chicago, Madison & Northern 201 to Chrome Locomotive; acquired 11/85; to Universal Trans Corp. 3/95, spotted in Savanah, Ga. in faded LRS paint near the GeorgiaCentral yard May, 2002 by Larry Smoak and John of Augusta GA, where trains still run down the center of the street, of Carolina Rails)
123 EMD NW2 4/49 
7521		 built as Union Railroad 541; acquired 1/87; leased to Tarmac Lonestar (Columbia, SC); on roster as of 10/1/97
124 EMD NW2 4/49
7522		 built as Union Railroad 542; acquired 1/87; assigned to Nash County Railroad, but later re-lettered LRS; leased to Carolina Power & Light (Sutton Plant, Wilmington, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
125 EMD NW2 4/49
7525		 built as Union Railroad 545; acquired 1/87; on roster as of 10/1/97
126 EMD NW2 4/49
7526		 built as Union Railroad 546; acquired 1/87; leased to Caroll’s Foods (Turkey, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97, but moved from Caroll's Foods recently
127 EMD NW2 11/49
8539		 built as Union Railroad 555; acquired 1/87; leased to Tyson Foods (Monroe, NC); last seen at Tyson 7/29/2001, stenciled "Wild Bill Jones"
128 EMD NW2 2/49
6691		 built as Baltimore & Ohio 568; re-numbered 9520; to CSX 9520; acquired 8/88; on roster as of 10/1/97
129 EMD NW2 12/48
6272		 built as Chesapeake & Ohio 1854; re-numbered 9562; to CSX 9562; acquired 8/88; leased to Certainteed (Oxford, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
130 EMD NW2 9/49
10266		 built as Chesapeake & Ohio 5027; to CSX 5027; acquired 8/88; leased to Goldsboro Mills (Goldsboro, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
131 Alco S2 9/48 
76169		 built as Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 69; to Steelton & Highspire 69 to South Buffalo 69; acquired 9/89; leased to Carolina Power & Light (Skyland Plant, Ashland, NC); last seen in Laurinburg by JCH 6/2001
132 Alco S2 7/46 
74493		 built as Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 58; to Steelton & Highspire 68 to South Buffalo 68; acquired 9/89; leased to Hoechst Celanses (Wilmington, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
133 EMD SW1 4/47 
4804		 built as Republic Steel Co. 372; acquired 10/89; leased to Carroll’s Foods (Laurinburg, NC); last seen by JCH in Laurinburg 7/28/2001
134 EMD NW2 8/46 
3617		 built as Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 9221; to Burlington Northern 518; retired 4/82; to C&E Railway (6/3/82); acquired 10/90); on roster as of 10/1/97
135 EMD SW1 6/51 
14561		 built as Republic Steel Co. 341; acquired 10/89; leased to Altmont Shipping (Wilmington, NC); on roster as of 10/1/97
136 EMD SW1 1/42 
1778		 built as Republic Steel Co. 371; acquired 10/89; last seen in Laurinburg by JCH in summer of 2000
137 Alco S2 3/48 
75662		 built as Bauxite & Northern 9; to Massena Terminal 12 to Alco Terminal 12 to LRS 12; re-numbered 137; on roster as of 10/1/97
138 EMD SW9 11/51
14927		 built as Atlantic Coast Line 701; to Seaboard Coast Line 183 to Carolina Eastman Co. 2103; acquired 4/93; in use 
140 EMD SW1 2/52 
16116		 built for Republic Steel Co.  352; acquired 9/93; leased to Carolina Power & Light (Hartsville Plant, Hartsville, SC); on roster as of 10/1/97
141 EMD SW1 10/45
3225		 built as Republic Steel Co. 301; re-numbered 824; acquired 9/93; leased to Libby-Owens-Ford Glass (East Laurinburg, NC)
142 EMD SW1 3/51 
14098		 built as Republic Steel Co. 304; re-numbered 825; acquired 9/93; on roster as of 10/1/97
143 EMD SW1 8/51 
14559		 built as Republic Steel Co. 306; re-numbered 926; acquired 9/93; on roster as of 10/1/97
144 Alco S2M 12/48
76514		 built as Delaware & Hudson 3025; to Long Island 439 to Naporano Iron & Metal to Southern Rails, Inc.; re-powered with a Cummins prime mover & equipped with remote control; to Shamrock Coal Co.; acquired 8/94; on roster as of 10/1/97
145 Alco S4 4/54 
81094		 built as Piedmont & Northern 1005; to Seaboard Coast Line 230 to Port Manatee 1004* to Witherow Locomotive 1004; acquired 6/94; seen in Laurinburg by JCH 7/28/2001, rumor has it that this one has been sent off line, perhaps to Pickens, SC for whatever purpose
146 Alco S2 8/43
70273		 built as Newburgh & South Shore 11; re-numbered 1004; to  Port Manatee 1004* to Withrow Locomotive 1004; acquired 6/94
150 GE 25 ton 5/43 
17916		 built as Bethlehem Steel Co.; to Dana Corp to Toledo, Angola & Western Railway 1; acquired 7/89; last seen by JCH in Laurinburg w/broken windows 7/28/2001
151 GE 25 ton 11/43
18141		 built as Cargill Corp.; to Toledo, Angola & Western 2; acquired 7/89; on roster as of 10/1/97
1012 EMD
SW1		 8/47
4744		 built as Southern 2008, renumbered 1012, to Norfolk Southern, same number, to Gulf & Ohio
9525 EMD 
SW1500		 1972 built as Penn Central 9525, to Conrail, same number, to Gulf & Ohio, lettered for G&O/Laurinburg & Southern, on roster and in use 
9528 EMD 
SW1500		 1972 built as Penn Central 9528, to Conrail, same number, to Gulf & Ohio, lettered for G&O/Knoxville & Holston River, on roster and in use 

Yadkin Valley Railroad Roster (as of October 1997)


 



 
 
 
 
 
# Model BD
#		 Notes
201 GP7 11/52 
17048		 built as Chesapeake & Ohio 5858; acquired (7/90) from Livingston Rebuild Center; assigned as Yadkin Valley 201; to Gulf & Ohio (2/94)
202 GP7 10/52 
17039		 built as Chesapeake & Ohio 5818; acquired (7/90) from Livingston Rebuild Center; assigned as Yadkin Valley 202; to Gulf & Ohio (2/94)
203 GP7 4/53 
180511		 built as Chesapeake & Ohio 5877; acquired (7/90) from Livingston Rebuild Center; assigned as Yadkin Valley 203; to Gulf & Ohio (2/94)
204 GP9 3/57 
22930		 built as Southern Pacific 5748; acquired (7/90) from Livingston Rebuild Center; assigned as Yadkin Valley 204; to Gulf & Ohio (2/94) working on the Nash County as of 2002 still red and white!!!
205 GP9 3/55 
20344		 built as Northern Pacific 212; to Burlington Northern 1712; acquired (1/91) from Livingston Rebuild Center; assigned as Yadkin Valley 205; to Gulf & Ohio (2/94)
206 GP9 2/57 
337811		 built as Northern Pacific 298; to Burlington Northern 1736; acquired (1/91) from Livingston Rebuild Center; assigned as Yadkin Valley 206; to Gulf & Ohio (2/94) 
673 GP9 2/59 
24825		 built as Norfolk & Western 673; leased to LRS (dates unknown); acquired 5/92 from Norfolk Southern; to Yadkin Valley (never re-numbered or re-lettered)
696 GP9 4/59 
24848		 built as Norfolk & Western 696; leased to LRS (dates unknown); acquired 5/92 from Norfolk Southern; to Yadkin Valley (never re-numbered or re-lettered)

The 200-series GPs were painted in the L&S red and white and looked real attractive. The last appearance of these units on Yadkin Valley rails was sometime in the summer of '99. They were replaced by the standard G&O scheme. It should be noted again that the YVR roster is included as a piece of history more than anything as everything listed has since been replaced by bigger horsepower equipment.


L&S leased the following units from the City of Saltville (VA) for operation on the Saltville Railroad (1981-91):

SW1 101 (1/47 4479) built for Olin-Mathieson; lettered Saltville Railroad

GE 25 ton 102 (10/50 30818) built for Olin-Mathieson; lettered Saltville Railroad


L&S also operated the following lines:

Fairmont & Western Railroad (Fairmont-Elrod, NC)
Began: 7/84 – Ended: 1988 – Fate: Tracks dismantled 1989

Nash County Railroad (Rocky Mount-Spring Hope, NC)
Began: 11/85 – Sold (2/28/94) to Gulf & Ohio Railways

Red Springs & Northern (Red Springs-Parkton, NC)
Began: 8/84 – Ended: primary shipped closed – Fate: unknown

Related links:
Red Springs & Northern History
Railcar Operators of the Carolinas

Franklin County Railroad (Franklinton-Louisburg, NC)
Began: 11/85 – Ended: 2/88 – Fate: unknown

Saltville Railroad (Saltville (VA) contracted LRS to operate the line)
Began: 1981 – Ended 1991 – Fate: unknown

Related links:
Saltville’s railroad
Attempts to restore rail service get derailed

Yadkin Valley Railroad (track radiates from Rural Hall, NC)
Began: 12/11/89 – Sold (2/28/94) to Gulf & Ohio Railways

Related links:
NC Shortline Railroad Rosters
Peach State Rails: Yadkin Valley Railroad
Virginia & Carolina Southern Lines: Yadkin Valley Railroad
Don's Rail Photos


Pinning down an exact and current roster for the Laurinburg & Southern is not easy. When Pete Claussen came calling with his bank account, the locomotive leasing end of the L&S went to Johnson Rail Services out of Georgia. Kerr's 2000 edition of Locomotive Rosters and Notes, for example, lists only SW9 #138 and G&O SW1500s 9525 and 9528 on the roster. However, you have all of these odd locos, from GE 25 tonners to 70 tonners to two different types of Alcos in and around Laurinburg still in LRS paint and lettering.

At some point, maybe I'll come back and differentiate everything.

Also, the roster is somewhat dated. It comes from the Diesel Era article from late 1997 (“Laurinburg & Southern” by the Diesel Era Staff from Diesel Era Volume 9 Number 1) and was sent to me by Rick Smearcheck from Carolina Rails via snail mail when I could not find my own copy of the article. I've updated what I can from personal knowledge. For example, Alco S2 #131 was listed then as being at the CP&L plant in Skyland. Since then, it has turned up back at Laurinburg. SW1 #133 was also listed as being leased out, but it is in Laurinburg now as well.

The bottom line is that this roster will certainly have some mistakes in it. I invite you to correct me -- or add to what I have -- at jchinson@infoave.net.

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