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rlkitterman — Southern 2-8-0 J-542
Published: 2014-08-10 15:37:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 714; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 7
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Southern Railway 2-8-0 (Consolidation) J-542 was built by Baldwin in 1903 for local freight trains. The 90 or so J-class Consolidations were all assigned to the western part of North Carolina, where their tractive effort of 38,000 pounds proved sufficient. J-542 is preserved at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, sitting in the same roundhouse where it was maintained during its operating life.Related content
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The 542 was built by Baldwin in 1903. She served the Southern for over 50 years. In 1947, she was working on the Winston-Salem division. She retired in 1954 and was placed on display in a Park in Winston-Salem. She arrived at the museum in the 1990s.
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It's good to see another beautiful steam engine in preservation and best of all, it's indoors. This is a great photo you took.
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This is the one that just cosmetically restored for the "Leatherheads" movie isn't it?
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It was cosmetically restored (though it appeared as No. 604) and was pushed to Salisbury by a diesel.
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TVRM 610 also starred in that movie as a C&NW locomotive.
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Looks to be in very good shape, is there any plans to return it to steam or anything like that?
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At the moment, the NCTM plans to keep J-542 on display, as there are already several locomotives in various stages of restoration. It would make a nice alternative to the diesel for the train ride around the museum grounds. Maybe we will hear more from the NCTM once a couple of other locomotives have been restored.
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Yes I agree and hopefully we will
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