Southern Museum of Civil War And Locomotive History Archives & Library David W. Salter Collection Savannah and Atlanta Railroad Company Photographs MS2010.014 P2010.014 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 2010. Single photocopies are available for research purposes only for a nominal fee. A list of applicable fees can be found on our website www.southernmuseum.org and then click on Duplication of Services Fee Schedule. Sallie Loy, Richard Hillman, Daniel Pete and volunteers processed these photographs in 2010-2012. Description: This series consists of photographs of Savannah and Atlanta Railroad locomotives. Descriptions are representative samples in the collection and not detailed entirely as to their contents. Box File Contents Savannah and Atlanta Railroad Steam & Diesel Locomotives/Engines Caboose Nos. 252 and 253 at undisclosed locations Photo # 2966 & 2967 Diesel Engine No. 105, 1500 HP Baldwin R-S at Savannah in July, 1948 Photo # 2968 Steam Engine No. 309 at Savannah, Georgia Type: 2-8-0 1
Photographer: David W. Salter Photo # 2969 Steam Train No. 212, Locomotive No. 445, 4-8-2 type, passing through Springfield, Georgia in April, 1948 Photographer: W. F. Beckum (Forrest Beckum) Photo # 2970 Steam Engine No. 607 at undisclosed location Type: 2-8-2 Steam Engine No. 606 at undisclosed location Type: 2-8-2 Photo # 2971 & 2972 28 140 Letter to David Salter re: photographs of the S&A Callonwolde trip taken by Col. James Bogle 28 140 Photocopy of Newspaper Article: The Atlanta Constitution, June 28, 1985, Page B-1 article entitled No. 750 back on the right track with photograph of Bill Purdie with caption Bill Purdie and his young crew take good care of No. 750: We re proud of our engine. Steam Engine No. 750 circa 1950 Type: 4-6-2 Photo # 2973 Gainesville Midland Steam Limited enroute to Gainesville on the Southern s mainline (Note men on tender handling bags of coal) on December 3, 1966 2 Gainesville Midland Steam Limited, Savannah and Atlanta s No. 750 whistles for a crossing enroute to Athens, Georgia on the G.M., on December 31, 1966 Gainesville Midland Steam Limited enroute to Athens Photo #s: 2974, 2975 & 2976 A dejected group of Chapter members and railroad employees discuss the status of Atlanta Chapter s No. 750 while taking on water at the Southern s main upon learning that one of the locomotive s boiler tubes had sprung a leak at Gainesville, Georgia on December 3, 1966. Photographer: Col. James G. Bogle Photo # 2977
Steam Engine No. 750 at Armour Yard on May 31, 1985 Photographer: Col. James G. Bogle of Atlanta, Georgia(750-531- 85-2) Photo # 2978 Steam Engine No. 750 with Callonwolde Special on June 1, 1985 crossing South Fork Peachtree Creek near Emory University at about 7:20 p.m. 85-8) Photo # 2979 Steam Engine No. 750 on Seaboard Main Line near Emory University, June 1, 1985 85-5) Photo # 2980 Steam Engine No. 750 at Tilford Yard, Atlanta, Georgia with Callonwolde Special, June 1, 1985 85-2) Photo # 2981 Steam Engine No. 750 with Callonwolde Special passing site of Union Stat ion, Atlanta, Georgia on June 1, 1985. Engineer: Bill Purdie 85-3) Photo # 2982 Atlanta Chapter s Savannah and Atlanta No. 750 races the Gainesville Midland Steam Limited north at Duluth, Georgia on the Southern s Main Line enroute to Gainesville, December 3, 1966 Photographer: Don Phillips Photo # 2983 After repairs, Atlanta Chapter s No. 750 pulls the Gainesville Midland Steam Limited up the grade out of Gainesville, December 3, 1966 Photographer: Don Phillips Photo # 2984 The Gainesville Midland Steam Limited speeds north on the Southern s Main Line enroute to Gainesville (Note the burlap bags of coal on the tender s water deck), December 3, 1966 3
Photographer: Don Phillips Photo # 2985 Southern s July 4, 1970 trip pulled by Savannah & Atlanta Engine No. 750, 4-6-2 type, near Warm Springs, Georgia, 5:50 p.m. fixing to run to hard rain storm to my back was darkest storm ever seen or been in per Shelby F. Lowe Photo from slide by Shelby F. Lowe Photo # 2986 Steam Engine No. 750, 4-6-2 type, at undisclosed location Photo # 2987 & 2988 Steam Engine No. 750 passenger train with people standing beside tracks Photo # 2989 Steam Engine No. 750 at undisclosed location Photo # 2990 & 2991 Steam Engine No. 750 at Atlanta Terminal Station Steam Engine No. 750 at Atlanta on January 13, 1985 Photo # 2992 & 2993 Steam Engine No. 750 on Central of Georgia Line Photo # 2994 & 2995 Steam Engine No. 750 on Central of Georgia at Atlanta near the Southern Railway building with Southern Railway Containerized Freight Trailer Steam Engine No. 750 at Atlanta beside J.J. Finnegan Company building Photo # 2996 & 2997 Steam Engine No. 750, 4-6-2 type, March 22, 2009 at Southeast Railway Museum, Duluth, Georgia Photo # 2998 Steam Engine No. 750, 4-6-2 type, at Duluth on Southern Main Line Photo # 2999 4
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