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East Tennessee & Western North Carolina - diesel years

Rail Fan Adventure --


1. ET&WNC RS-3 210 switching the Beaunit Mills rayon plant in Elizabethton on 05-14-1973.
ET&WNC RS-3 210 switching the Beaunit Mills rayon plant in Elizabethton on 05-14-1973.

2. ET&WNC 210 was ex-Central of Georgia 109. View 2.
ET&WNC 210 was ex-Central of Georgia 109. View 2.

3. In 1967 ET&WNC received CofG 108 and 109 in a trade for their 2-8-0 steamers 630 and 722. ET&WNC 210, View 3. No. 630 is now owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum.
In 1967 ET&WNC received CofG 108 and 109 in a trade for their 2-8-0 steamers 630 and 722. View 3. No. 630 is now owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum.

4. ET&WNC 210. View 4.
ET&WNC 210. View 4.

5. Beaunit Mills used “fireless cooker” 0-6-0 No. 1 inside the plant because of the explosive nature of some of the chemicals they used. ET&WNC 210 beside.
Beaunit Mills used “fireless cooker” 0-6-0 No. 1 inside the plant because of the explosive nature of some of the chemicals they used. ET&WNC 210 beside.

6. The plant operated under several owners. North American Rayon ordered this engine from H. K. Porter Co. of Pittsburgh in 1936. No. 1 weighed 68 tons and had 28” x 24” cylinders. The rated tractive effort was 25,660 lbs. C&O used a couple of these to switch chemical plants in South Charleston WV, making them the last steam locomotives used by the C&O.
The plant operated under several owners. North American Rayon ordered this engine from H. K. Porter Co. of Pittsburgh in 1936. No. 1 weighed 68 tons and had 28” x 24” cylinders. The rated tractive effort was 25,660 lbs. C&O used a couple of these to switch chemical plants in South Charleston WV, making them the last steam locomotives used by the C&O.

7. ET&WNC 210 was in Johnson City TN on 07-21-1973.
ET&WNC 210 was in Johnson City TN on 07-21-1973.

8. Mac Connery took this shot of RS-32 212 in Johnson City TN on 10-03-1985. By this time the ET&WNC was called the East Tennessee Ry., which it is today. The rayon mill at Elizabethton closed in 2000 after a disastrous fire.
Mac Connery took this shot of RS-32 212 in Johnson City TN on 10-03-1985. By this time the ET&WNC was called the East Tennessee Ry., which it is today. The rayon mill at Elizabethton closed in 2000 after a disastrous fire.

9. No. 1 is now on display at Elizabethton. 12-27-2003.
No. 1 is now on display at Elizabethton. 12-27-2003.

10. A former ET&WNC boxcar used on the famous narrow gauge part which extended to Boone NC.
A former ET&WNC boxcar used on the famous narrow gauge part which extended to Boone NC.

11. East Tennessee Ry. SW-1200 214 switches a metals recycling facility at Johnson City in April 2015. ETRY is now part of the Genesee & Wyoming family. ETRY SD1200 214 Johnson City TN.
East Tennessee Ry. SW-1200 214 switches a metals recycling facility at Johnson City in April 2015. ETRY is now part of the Genesee & Wyoming family. ETRY SD1200 214 Johnson City TN.

Train images used by permission of Everett N Young