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[thewilliesband]

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[corybasil]

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[midcenturyamericana]

(Image and Text from American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated, by Mark Wegman, newspaper ad from the web)

Train Thursday -- The Tennessean

An interesting mix of steam and diesel motive power was used on the Tennessean from Washington, D.C., to Memphis.

The Southern hired noted industrial designer Otto Kuhler to streamline one of the line’s Ps4 Pacific steam locomotives to be used over the Washington, D.C.–Lynchburg (Monroe), Virginia, portion of the route.

It is said that Kuhler considered the bullet-nose design on locomotive No. 1380 to be among his finest efforts. The Tennessean traveled over the Norfolk and Western from Lynchburg to Bristol, Tennessee, and over that portion of the route the train was headed by one of the Norfolk and Western’s beautiful J Class 4-8-4 steam locomotives.

The remainder of the run from Bristol to Memphis was handled by new Southern E6 diesel locomotives. Two sets of A and B units were assigned to the train: No. 2900 A and B and No. 2901 A and B.