Power type Steam Build date 1903 | Serial number 35351 | |
Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
Southern Railway 542 is a steam locomotive built in 1903 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for Southern Railway. It is a 2-8-0 Consolidation of Southern's J class.
History
542 first operated in North Carolina on the Southern Railway in Statesville and Winston-Salem in 1903. In 1954, Southern was donated the locomotive to the Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina for static display until it was being trade for the ex-Illinois Central 0-8-0 #1894 in 1991. Today, #542 was on static display at the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina.
References
Southern Railway 542 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA