Southern Railway (U.S.)

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Southern Railway (U.S.) was a major American Class I railroad that operated primarily in the southeastern United States before becoming a key predecessor of Norfolk Southern Railway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American railroad
Class I railroad
defunct railroad company
country United States
formedBy consolidation of multiple southern railroads
foundedBy Samuel Spencer
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry rail transport
keyPerson D. W. Brosnan
Samuel Spencer
W. Graham Claytor Jr.
knownFor early dieselization of its locomotive fleet
profitable operations without federal subsidies in the mid-20th century
mergedWith Norfolk and Western Railway
mergerDate 1982
mergerFormed Norfolk Southern Corporation
notableTrain Crescent
Piedmont Limited
Royal Palm
Southern Crescent
Southerner
Tennessean
operatedInRegion Southeastern United States
operatedInState Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
operatedMainRoute Birmingham to Savannah main line
Cincinnati to New Orleans main line
Washington, D.C. to Atlanta main line
operatedService freight rail transport
passenger rail transport
parentOrganization Norfolk Southern Corporation
predecessor Alabama Great Southern Railroad
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
Georgia Pacific Railway
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Richmond and Danville Railroad
status defunct as independent railroad
successor Norfolk Southern Corporation
Norfolk Southern Railway
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in

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Norfolk Southern Railway formedByMergerOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
Front Royal hasRailServiceHistoryWith Southern Railway
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Jasper, Indiana hasRailServiceHistory Southern Railway
subject linked to: Jasper, Indiana, United States
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Norfolk Southern Corporation hasPredecessor Southern Railway
subject linked to: NSC
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Norfolk Southern Railway formedByMergerOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
subject linked to: NS
USRA standard steam locomotive designs usedBy Southern Railway (U.S.)
USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design usedBy Southern Railway (US)
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USRA standard gondola car design usedBy Southern Railway (U.S.)
Statesville Depot railwayLineServed Southern Railway
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Salisbury Amtrak station formerOperator Southern Railway
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Norman Wilkinson employer Southern Railway
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Gibsonville, North Carolina hasRailHistory Southern Railway
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Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) served Southern Railway
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Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) railwayCompanyServed Southern Railway
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Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) partOf Southern Railway passenger network
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Amtrak Crescent formerOperator Southern Railway
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Spartanburg Amtrak station formerRailway Southern Railway (U.S.)
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad connectedTo Southern Railway
subject linked to: ACL
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Altavista, Virginia railroadServedBy Southern Railway
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Charlottesville station formerService Southern Railway
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad connectedWith Southern Railway
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Richmond and Danville Railroad mergedInto Southern Railway
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Richmond and Danville Railroad successor Southern Railway
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Richmond and Danville Railroad predecessor Southern Railway (system) in Virginia and the Southeast
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East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway predecessorOf Southern Railway
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East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway becamePartOf Southern Railway
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East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway successor Southern Railway
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Alabama Great Southern Railroad partOf Southern Railway
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Alabama Great Southern Railroad successor Southern Railway
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Alabama Great Southern Railroad partOfRailNetwork Southern Railway system
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Georgia Pacific Railway becamePartOf Southern Railway
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Georgia Pacific Railway successor Southern Railway
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Georgia Pacific Railway partOfHistoryOf Southern Railway system
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Georgia Pacific Railway hasSuccessorOrganization Southern Railway
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Samuel Spencer employer Southern Railway
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W. Graham Claytor Jr. employer Southern Railway
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D. W. Brosnan employer Southern Railway
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D. W. Brosnan hasEmployer Southern Railway System
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Southerner operator Southern Railway (U.S.)
Tennessean operator Southern Railway
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Tennessean railwayCompany Southern Railway
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Tennessean railNetwork Southern Railway system
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Piedmont Limited operator Southern Railway (U.S.)
Piedmont Limited railwayCompany Southern Railway (U.S.)
Royal Palm operator Southern Railway
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Royal Palm railwayCompany Southern Railway
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Royal Palm introducedBy Southern Railway
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Southern Crescent operator Southern Railway
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Southern Crescent railwayCompany Southern Railway
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