Norfolk Southern Railway

The original Norfolk Southern was an original owner, it acquired these models new from Baldwin:
DS4-4-660, DS4-4-1000(NA), DRS-6-4-1500, AS416


DS4-4-660    # 661 - 663

NS 661
photo credit: Charles R. Griffin
- collection of Mark Laundry
Raleigh, NC - 7/1962 		661

DS4-4-660
c/n 73361, b/d 1/1947

- built for Norfolk Southern as #661
- traded to EMD, mid 60s 		NS 661
Baldwin photo 13324


DS4-4-1000(NA)    # 1001 - 1002

NS 1002
photo by: Unknown
- collection of Mark Laundry 		1002

DS4-4-1000(NA)
c/n 72833, b/d 1/1947

- built for Norfolk Southern as #1002
- traded to EMD, mid 60s


DRS6-4-1500    # 1501 - 1510

NS 1501
Baldwin photo 16607 		1501

DRS6-4-1500
c/n 73487, b/d 10/1947

- built for Norfolk Southern as #1501
- traded to EMD, mid 60s

- see Durham & Southern for ex. NS 1507 & 1508
- see Rail to Water Transfer Corp for ex. NS 1504 & 1507


AS416    # 1601 - 1617

NS 1617
Collection of Lon A.Coone
Raleigh, NC.- Apr. 3, 1968
 1617

AS416
c/n 76114, b/d 12/1955

- built for Norfolk Southern as #1617
- built with General Electric main generator & traction motors
- featured on a 1967 BLH Replacement Parts Ad
NS 1617 NS 1617 55-171-4
Baldwin photo - collection of Chuck Brewster


NS 1616
Collection of Lon A.Coone
Raleigh, NC - Nov. 1973
 1616

AS416
c/n 76112, b/d 12/1955

- built for Norfolk Southern as #1616
- built with General Electric main generator & traction motors
- to Peabody Coal in 1975
- currently at the North Carolina Transportation Museum

NS 1616 NS 1616
photos by: Thomas E. Sandidge
North Carolina Transportation Museum - May 28, 2016 		"I visited the North Carolina Museum of Transportation and took a couple of pictures of NS 1616. As you can see, she is kept in the roundhouse, out of the weather. Lookin’ good, but not operational." Thomas E. Sandidge 2016

  • October 16, 2021 1616 Starts Up - N. C. Transportation Museum Facebook page

    NS 1616 2026 NS 1616 2026 NS 1616 2026
    photos by: Tim Darnell
    North Carolina Transportation Museum, America 250 Locomotive Celebration - August, 2026


    NS 1615 Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Jun. 7, 1963     		NS 1615 Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Fuquay-Varina, NC.
    Jan. 1, 1974     		1615

    AS416
    c/n 76038, b/d 3/1955

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1615


    NS 1614 1614

    AS416
    c/n 76037, b/d 3/1955

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1614     		NS 1614
    Baldwin photos - collection of Chuck Brewster


    NS 1613
    Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Fuquay-Varina, NC.
    Dec. 31, 1973
    		 1613

    AS416
    c/n 75940, b/d 1/1954

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1613


    NS 1612 photo:Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Jul. 4, 1965     		NS 1612 Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Mar. 3, 1972     		1612

    AS416
    c/n 75939, b/d 1/1954

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1612


    NS 1611
    Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Nov. 11, 1971
    		 1611

    AS416
    c/n 75938, b/d 1/1954

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1611


    NS 1610
    Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Fuquay-Varina, NC.
    Jun. 10, 1973
    		 1610

    AS416
    c/n 75724, b/d 10/1952

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1610


    NS 1609
    Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Nov. 12, 1972
    		 1609

    AS416
    c/n 75723, b/d 10/1952

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1609


    NS 1608
    Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Oct. 4, 1972
    		 1608

    AS416
    c/n 75722, b/d 9/1952

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1608


    NS 1607 Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Apr. 15, 1962     		NS 1607 Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Raleigh, NC.
    Sep. 17, 1970     		1607

    AS416
    c/n 75721, b/d 9/1952

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1607


    NS 1606
    Collection of Lon A.Coone
    Fuquay-Varina, NC.
    Dec. 6, 1972
    		 1606

    AS416
    c/n 75699, b/d 9/1952

    - built for Norfolk Southern as #1606

    Thanks to Lon Coone for permission to use these Norfolk Southern images from his collection.



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