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Locomotives of the Carolina Southern Railroad

Photos by Phil and Karla Lafferty and by Warren Calloway

The Carolina Southern Railroad [CALA] is the 1995 successor to the Mid Atlantic Railroad of the ex-CSX line from Whiteville to Mullins. CALA also operates the line from Chadbourn NC to Conway SC. The locos depicted here, as is the case with many shortlines, are former mainline locos. Little effort has been made to repaint the locos in a consistent color scheme. The contrast in the variety and condition of the paint scheme is striking in some cases. Click on an image below to see its full sized version.

Image Description
Loco #943, an ex-Atlantic Coast Line, ex-Waccamaw Coast Line, ex-Norfolk & Western GP-18 with paint rather the worse for the wear
An eclectic mix of Carolina Southern locos led by chop-nosed ex-Duval Transportation, ex-Mid Atlantic #958
Loco #9158, ex-Canadian National F-7A built in 1952.
Loco #9163, ex-Canadian National F-7A built in 1952.
F-9B #6622, ex-Waccamaw Coast Line.
ex-Waccamaw Coast Line, ex-Norfolk Southern, ex-Southern, high, short-hood GP-30 #2613
Loco #950, ex-Mid-Atlantic,  ex-Norfolk & Western GP-18. Photos with high-hood and later chop-nose.
Loco #951, ex-Duval Transportation, ex-Mid-Atlantic,  ex-Norfolk & Western GP-18. Photos with high-hood and later chop-nose.
Loco #958, ex-Duval Tarnsportation, ex-Mid-Atlantic,  ex-Norfolk & Western GP-18. Photos with high-hood. This loco was eventually converted by Carolina Southern to a chop-nosed configuration as shown above in the photo of a mix of locos.
GP-18 Loco #100, Originally built in 1960 as Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific #1333, ex-Nashville & Ashland City #9, ex-McCormick, Ashland City & Asheville #9.



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