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Date: 01/24/25 11:01
Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: MaryMcPherson

Here we have a trio of shots George Redmond took of Southern Railway stuffed and mounted at Pigeon Forge in 1977.  Fortunately, he shot in black & white... I'm sure the paint slapped all over it was Gawd-awful!

Here's to a bright future for her in Knoxville!

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions








Date: 01/24/25 11:05
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: MaryMcPherson

While we are at it, here's the Mogul also on display and Mikado #192 under steam.  The exact date wasn't preserved; just the year 1977.

These photos were taken with cheaper point & shoot cameras; George switched to a pair of 35mm SLR's the next year, and especially those of us in the southern half of Illinois are all the richer for it!

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions








Date: 01/24/25 11:25
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: ts1457

MaryMcPherson Wrote:
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> Here we have a trio of shots George Redmond took
> of Southern Railway stuffed and mounted at Pigeon
> Forge in 1977.  Fortunately, he shot in black &
> white... I'm sure the paint slapped all over it
> was Gawd-awful!
>
> Here's to a bright future for her in Knoxville!

Thank you. One can dream of her doubleheading with  sister #154.



Date: 01/24/25 11:57
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: Jimbo

The 2-6-0 has been on display at the Chattanooga Choo Choo for many years.  Both it and the 107 were Smoky Mountain Railroad locomotives that had been at the Smoky Mountain shops in nearby Sieverville.  Of course the third ex-Smoky Mountain engine is the 4-6-2 number 110, originally the Little River Railroad 110, now at Pleasant Lake, Indiana.

What is now Dollywood was originally the Rebel Railroad, started by the same people, the Robbins brothers, who started Tweetsie Railroad.

Jim



Date: 01/24/25 19:21
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: Notch7

My Southern Crescent engineer carried me to see the 107 in fall 1975, I think.  The 107 looked like it had been freshly painted in what looked like Southern Railway maintenance of way orange.  He did take my pic beside the engine.  I wish I could remember what his comments were about that orange paint.  He was well remembered for his old 2-8-0 - the 400.



Date: 01/24/25 20:46
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: wabash2800

Is the 110 back at Pleasant Lake, Indiana?. The last time I knew, it was up on the Old Road out of Coldwater, Michigan.

Victor Baird

Jimbo Wrote:
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> TOf course the third ex-Smoky
> Mountain engine is the 4-6-2 number 110,
> originally the Little River Railroad 110, now at
> Pleasant Lake, Indiana.
 



Date: 01/25/25 02:16
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: MaryMcPherson

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Is the 110 back at Pleasant Lake, Indiana?. The
> last time I knew, it was up on the Old Road out of
> Coldwater, Michigan.
>
> Victor Baird

It's still in Coldwater.

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Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions



Date: 01/25/25 05:19
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: Jimbo

Guess I remember 110 operating out of Pleasant Lake many years ago.

Jim



Date: 01/25/25 09:30
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: MaryMcPherson

Jimbo Wrote:
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> Guess I remember 110 operating out of Pleasant
> Lake many years ago.
>
> Jim

The very first issue of Trains Magazine I got as a subscriber was when I was 9 and 110 was the cover article of the April '83 issue. It was out of Pleasant Lake at that time. When the operation moved, I can't say.

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Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions



Date: 01/25/25 21:17
Re: Southern Railway 107 in 1977
Author: wabash2800

Mary:

I'm old enough to remember, ride and photograph it when it ran out of Pleasant Lake. Before that, it ran out of Angola. It moved to Coldwater years ago but has ran on Indiana Northeastern on special occasions. That is why I asked Jimbo.

Victor Baird

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