Help Wanted "Wreck Of The Old 97"

[CathyH]

Does anyone have a link to a photo of this engine before she was wrecked? If I can get enough data I am hoping to get Paul of Paulz Trainz to do her, She Belonged to the Southern Railway, but the only phot shows her post disaster

 

[tdstaylor]

Hmmmm..... I know there was one taken in the 30's, but that was after the wreck, I know of a few photo's of the actual wreck, but none before that, unless there's a builders photo out there somewhere.....

 

[Tokkyu40]

Are there pictures of other engines in the same class?

Claude

 

[CasyJ]

Could have been one of the 1104 series of Balwin made locos, like this Frisco 0-6-4.
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/frisco/friscoline/images/photos/p01392.jpg

 

[smokeygear]

SR6900 is doing a Southern Steam Project. I believe the engine invovled in the wreck may be on the list. Just talk to him to be sure.

 

[CasyJ]

It was Southern Railways 4-6-0:
http://www.jefflubchanskycpa.com/CP1098JMTHRPPA-NO9-3DG380.jpg
"The Southern Railway's 4-6-0 No. 1102 that jumped the rails on a sharp curve leading into Still House Trestle near Danville, Virginia on Sunday September 27, 1903. The locomotive, No. 1102, was pulling Southern's famous and very fast Mail & Express train No. 97. The locomotive and cars ended up in the creek 75 feet below. Ten crew members including the engineer, fireman, conductor, flagman and six mail clerks, lost their lives in this very destructive wreck. The 1102 spent her last days on the St. Louis division and was scrapped by the Southern Railway at Princeton, Indiana September 9,1935. That fatal day in 1903 will always be remembered because of the classic ballad "The Wreck of The Ole 97." It is indeed ironic that this train wreck will be remembered by the number of the train, not the number of the locomotive."

 

[bendorsey]

The book Extra South by H. Reid has a drawing of 1102 on page 12. No idea how accurate it is tho.

The book sez it was built by Baldwin in August of 1903 with builders number 22633. retired in the early 30's and scrapped on Sept 9, 1935.

Ben

 

[CasyJ]

You just need to reskin a stock Frisco 4-6-0. The model is already available.

 

[smokeygear]

Where is the Frisco model available?

 

[PerRock]

Where is the Frisco model available?

the DLS

peter

 

[smokeygear]

PerRock, can you be more specific please.

 

[PerRock]

PerRock, can you be more specific please.

just goes to show how lazy people really are. a search for "FRISCO" on the DLS with everything up to 06 checked came to 2 pages.

here's your link:
http://www.auran.com/TRS2004/DLS_packcontents.php?AssetPackID=1098

I just noticed. the FRISCO is a 4-8-2, not a 4-8-0 FYI. but a invisi bogey should fix that problem.

peter

 

[smokeygear]

Umm...Perrock I think your'e the one who messed up. The thread said 4-6-0 not 4-8-2

 

[bdaneal]

Unfortunately, the Broadbelt Collection (Baldwin builder's photos) doesn't have 1102 or one of the class. There might be some fairly old photos of the class on southern.railfan.net. Probably none that would be old enough, though.

Cheers,
Ben

 

[PerRock]

Umm...Perrock I think your'e the one who messed up. The thread said 4-6-0 not 4-8-2

I wasn't the one who suggested it. I just provided the link.

peter

 

[CasyJ]

It's featured in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhmhN-3op7c