Southern Railway 107

Southern Railway 107
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 8869 Build date November 1887
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 50 in (1.270 m) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 150 psi (1.03 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 20 in × 24 in (508 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 24,500 lbf (109 kN)
Career Operators Southern Railway, Smoky Mountain Railroad Class G Numbers 419 (ETV&G), 107 (SOU) (SMR) Retired 1942 (SOU), December 9th, 1954 (SMRR) Current owner Dollywood Disposition Static Display, Pigeon Forge, TN

Southern Railway 107 is a steam locomotive built in November 1887 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Southern Railway. It is a 2-8-0 consolidation of Southern's G class. It first worked on the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad as their #419. In 1894, the ETV&G and the Richmond and Danville Railroad merged to create the Southern Railway and #419 was renumbered to 107. The locomotive continued service on the Southern until it was sold to the Smoky Mountain Railroad in 1942 to help with the construction of the Douglas Dam. On December 9th, 1954, the SMRR brought in a GE 44 ton diesel to replace the steam locomotives and #107 along with the other SMRR steamers were left on a siding to rust. In 1961, #107 was placed on display in Sevierville along with 2-6-0 #206 (Baldwin, 1910) to advertise the Rebel Railroad (later Dollywood).

Southern Railroad #107