FEC 4-6-2

Dave Lewandoski · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:58 pm **Posts:** 1083

Can't quite read the number (3?), but has footboards for switching. One of the US Sugar engines maybe? Five of these survived, but probably not this one.

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Dave · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:37 pm

Looks like 131. Vestigal pilot intact between front footboards. I can't recall if 131 went to Clewiston, was resold to a Georgia based line, or was scrapped. Stephen, any idea?

dave

Kevin Gillespie · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:10 am

I thought the only surviving FEC 4-6-2's were #'s 113 & 153 at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, and the late Sam Freeman's #148 now in Colorado. I'd love to be wrong and learn there are more.

John Bohon · **Joined:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:04 pm **Posts:** 625

In addition to the ones you mention there are also S&A 750 in Atlanta and another ex FEC 4-6-2 in Albany, GA whose number I do not remember. Both were sold to shortlines. There may be others I have forgotten.

John Bohon

The Man · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:48 pm

107? Albany, GA
Awp 750 In Atlanta, GA
113 in Miami, FL
148 in Colorodo.
153 on display at GCRM in Miami, FL.

Dougvv · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:52 pm **Posts:** 914

If I recall correctly, S&A 750 was FEC #80.
DvV

Kevin Gillespie · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:36 am

I had forgotten about #80 and #107.

Stephen S. Syfrett · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:12 am

I wanted to consult Seth Bramson's book on the FEC to see what he had documented on the disposal of 131. FEC 131 was built 10/17, BN 57545, sold 10/35 the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Ry, scrapped 5/48. Looks like the photo was probably taken after retirement from the Bay Line, and shortly before scrapping.

The first of the 4-6-2 series was FEC 65, blt 12/07. The oldest survivor is:
S&A 750, ex FEC 80, blt 1/10, (at Duluth, GA) then:
Georgia Northern 107, ex FEC 88, blt 5/11 (at Albany, GA)
Gold Coast RR Museum 113 was US Sugar 113, ex FEC 113, blt 8/13 (at Miami, FL)
148, ex several different operations/owners, ex US Sugar 148, ex FEC 148, blt 6/20 (in CO)
Gold Coast RR Museum 153 was US Sugar 153, ex FEC 153, blt 7/22, (at Miami, FL) from the last group of these light 4-6-2's to be built. Except for 148 built at ALCO's Richmond Works, all of the survivors were built at Schenectady.

The last of the run was 157, sold 12/41 to Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad.

GN Ry 107 was the only one of the 5 survivors to retain its (mostly) original wood cab. Cosmetic restoration of 107 continues at Thronateeska Heritage Center, Albany, GA. New running boards, cut from a single yellow pine log on the steam powered saw mill at the Georgia Agrirama in Tifton, GA are due next week and will be installed soon.

And Kevin, most people forget about 107 even while remembering S&A 750 as ex FEC 80. In fact, an article in the October 1984 issue of Mainline Modeler completely missed 107 as surviving ex FEC 88. The article correctly noted that 3 of the FEC pacifics went to the Georgia Northern (69, 88 and 130) but there was no mention of 88 surviving in Georgia along with 80.