Red Springs and Northern FM Switcher

tomgears · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:04 pm

If I remember right, this locomotive was sold on ebay a few years ago.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 429&nseq=0

A quick google search yielded that the RS&N had some Christmas trips scheduled. I wonder if it is used in excursion service. There are not many FM diesels running, maybe one at IRM.

http://www.capefearscots.com/

superheater · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:54 pm **Posts:** 2606

Is this a former North Carolina Ports engine?

Didn't the Ohio Central buy one of them?

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:27 am

The photographic evidence points to this being former Yankeetown Docks RR #1, which was supposedly sold to the Pickens RR and then North Carolina Ports RR as their #1801.
The paint is identical:

Photo from Doug Kroll and here: http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel53.html

The others: http://www.nctrans.org/exhibits/rail_equipment1.php gives you the ex-Beaufort & Morehead H12-44, former 1860.

Ohio Central supposedly got 1802 (ex-Yankeetown Docks #2) and 1852 (ex-Beaufort & Morehead), both from NCPR via eBay.