David W. Salter Collection

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1 Southern Museum of Civil War And Locomotive History Archives & Library David W. Salter Collection Graham County Railroad/Railway Photographs MS P Provenance: The David W. Salter Collection consists of 47,021 items including railroad related photographs, negatives, slides, timetables/schedules, maps, posters, books including Official Guides, correspondence and model trains of various scales. The family of the late David W. Salter donated his collections to the Southern Museum in May Single photocopies are available for research purposes only for a nominal fee. A list of applicable fees can be found on our website and then click on Duplication of Services Fee Schedule. Sallie Loy, Richard Hillman, Daniel Pete and volunteers processed these photographs in Description: This series consists of photographs of Graham County Railroad/ Railway steam locomotives, consists, broken rails, etc. Descriptions are representative samples in the collection and not detailed entirely as to their contents. Box File Contents Graham County Railroad/Railway Photographs of Steam Locomotives, Consists, Broken Rails, etc. Crooked tracks Photo # 2026 Tracks curving around hill/mountain Photo # 2027 & 2028 (2 color photos) Caboose on tracks Photo # 2029, 2030, 2031 & 2032 (4 color photos, same view) 1

2 1 st shot of day taken from the rear platform of the caboose a few miles south of Robbinsville, North Carolina on run to Junction in November Similar to many views of steam days looking back at the track where smoke hovered over the rails. Photo # 2033 Nantahala Gorge for a weather forecast although the Gorge was filled with clouds (fog) the Graham County s line was above the clouds and just below where photo was taken in November Photo # 2034 Steam Engine No freight train with Southern box car number and caboose Photo # 2035 Derailment on broken rail Photo # 2036 Derailed wheels Photo # 2037 Derailment due to broken rail Photo # 2038 Familiar sight to residents of Robbinsville from late 1925 until 1970 was this south bound freight departing town enroute to the Southern interchange at Junction in November Photo # 2039 Work car on tracks, undisclosed Photo # 2040 & 2041 Steam Engine No south bound passes siding where consist was assembled for its trip into Robbinsville on the previous day in November Photograph: David W. Salter Photo # 2042 Color photos of box car no. SP (Southern Pacific) being in consist of freight cars pulled by Steam Engine No rounding a bend Photo # 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046 & 2046a (5 photos) 2

3 Steam Engine No with Southern boxcar number and Graham County Railroad Railway on tender Photo # 2047 & 2048 (2 color photos) Steam Engine No with unidentified men talking to the engineer and worker on the tender Photo # 2049 Steam Engine No in Robbinsville being filled with coal and sand and getting a check over before coupling to its train and heading back down to Junction, November Photo # 2050 Steam Engine No Loaded coal hopper was set off on a ramp track and would provide coal for several trips to Junction and back. The tender held 5 tons of coal, November Others in this consist include SA 217 (Savannah & Atlanta) and Southern flat car. Photo # 2051 & 2052 (2 photos) Steam Engine No Hauling consist for the Southern. All south bound trains were operated with locomotive in reverse, November Photo # 2053, 2054 & 2055 (3 photos) Steam Engine No south bound train departing Robbinsville in November 1964 Photo # 2056 Steam Engine No freight train at undisclosed location and date Photo # 2057 Steam Engine No with Southern flat car with partial visible number at undisclosed Photo # 2058, 2059, 2060, & 2063 (6 color photos) Steam Engine No pulling consist of freight cars including Southern Railway and Savannah & Atlanta Railroad Photo # 2064 & 2065 (2 color photos, same view) Steam Engine No heading into curve at undisclosed location 3

4 and date Photo # 2066, 2067, 2068 & 2069 (4 color photos, same view) Steam Engine No pulling consist of Southern Pacific box cars with caboose round a bend in the road, undisclosed location and date. Photo # 2070, 2071 & 2072 (3 color photographs, same view) Steam Engine No with freight cars at undisclosed location and date Photo # 2073 & 2074 (2 color photographs, same view) Steam Engine at unidentified Photo # 2075 Steam Engine No and tender with engineer in window of engine Photo # 2076 SP box car number (Southern Pacific) at undisclosed Photo # 2077 & 2078 (2 color photos, same view) Rear of SP (Southern Pacific) with unidentified worker on the tracks Photo # 2079 & 2080 (2 color photos, same view) Steam Engine 1925 at Topton, North Carolina interchange with Southern Railway with unidentified worker standing near engine Photo # 2081 & 2082 (2 color photos, same view) Steam Engine No at undisclosed Photo # 2083 Steam Engine No pulling Southern Pacific boxcar Photo # 2084 & 2085 (2 color photos, same view) Steam Engine 1925 with Southern flat car and working hanging off the side of the tender at undisclosed Photo # 2086 Steam Engine No at undisclosed Photo # 2087 & 2088 (2 color photos, same view) Steam Engine No coming into residential area at undisclosed 4

5 Photo # 2089 Railroad tracks through the woods, no trains on it Photo # 2090 & 2091 (2 color photos) Steam Engine No taking water from creek at undisclosed Photo # 2092 Railroad tracks curving around hillside with no trains on it Photo # 2093 Steam Engine No taking water from creek at undisclosed Steam Engine No at undisclosed Photo # 2095 & 2096 (2 black and white photos, two different views) 5