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No. 8's nickname, "Maude," comes from Frederick Opper's comic strip "Maude the Mule," a favorite of shop workers who also fashioned the metal mule attached to the front of the locomotive. This locomotive served as the Macon Shop switcher until 1953. Tank engines like No. 8 are well suited to switcher service because the fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water are housed right on the locomotive instead of a separate tender. The added weight over the driving wheels increases the tractive effort and the shorter length allows the engine to ride on the turntable with the "dead" engine it is moving around the shops. Donated by the Macon Iron and Paper Stock Company Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia, PA Year Built: 1886, rebuilt 1909 Type: 0-6-0 Tank - 6 Wheel Switcher Driver Size: 51 inches Weight: 100,000 lbs Tractive Effort: 19,168 lbs Cylinder: 18 inches x 24 inches Atlantic Steel No. 1 0-4-0T - 4 Wheel Switcher This small tank engine was used in switcher service at Atlantic Steel in Atlanta, GA until the end of World War I, when its size made it obsolete. Despite its small size, the engine was able to develop significant pulling power because it is equipped with small driving wheels. Atlantic Steel No. 1 is equipped with link and pin style couplers, in which a pin is dropped by hand into the link in order to couple the cars. This style of coupler was replaced with the much safer "knuckle" style coupler seen on the other pieces of railroad equipment at the museum. Donated by Atlantic Steel Corporation Builder: H.K. Porter Locomotive Works, Pittsburgh, PA Year Built: 1905 Type: 0-4-0T - 4 Wheel Switcher Driver Size: 28 inches Weight: 30,000 lbs. Tractive Effort: 4,819 lbs. Cylinder: 9 inches x 14 inches Central of Georgia No. 223 2-8-0 Consolidation This 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive was used initially by the Central of Georgia as one of its mainline freight locomotives. By the end of the First World War, lightweight locomotives like the 223 were replaced by heavier engines and were reassigned to subsidiary and branch line operations. No. 223 then served the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad, a Central of Georgia subsidiary, before being retired in 1952. The Wrightsville & Tennille was nicknamed the "Wiggle & Twist" because of its poor track condition. Donated by Southern Railway to the City of Columbus, GA. Transferred to the City of Savannah. Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA Year Built: 1907 Type: 2-8-0 Consolidation Driver Size: 57 inches Weight: 163,390 lbs. Tractive Effort: 34,000 lbs. Cylinder: 20 inches x 26 inches Georgia Power No. 30 0-4-0T - 4 Wheel Switcher Like other tank engines, No. 30 was used in industrial service. It was first used by the Cherokee Brick & Tile Company who built dams and large earthworks. After several owners No. 30 was last used by Georgia Power at its Arkwright Plant switching coal cars. No. 30 is a classic example of common industrial and switching engines built in the first half of the 20th Century. By design, these small engines produced tremendous power for their size. The extra weight of the water and coal on the locomotive, rather than in a tender, give these light engines better traction so they could pull more. Georgia Power No. 30 has been fully restored to operating condition and is used for steam demonstrations, educational programs and excursions. Donated by the Macon Iron and Paper Stock Company Builder: American Locomotive Works, Rogers Works Year Built: 1913 Type: 0-4-0T - 4 Wheel Switcher Driver Size: 34 inches Weight: 61,000 lbs Tractive Effort: 12,400 lbs Cylinder: 13 inches x 18 inches Holly Hill No. 15 2-4-2 Columbia This locomotive was originally built for the Scott Lumber Company of Marlboro, SC. Later it was sold to a Scott subsidiary, Holly Hill Lumber Company. It is typical of lightweight locomotives used in the timber and lumber business. Lumber companies would lay temporary track from the areas being cut to the mill, heavier locomotives would have destroyed that track. This locomotive is on loan from the Patsiliga Museum, Inc. and is undergoing restoration. Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia, PA Year Built: 1914 Type: 2-4-2 Columbia Driver Size: 42 inches Weight: 93,000 lbs Tractive Effort: 8,300 lbs Cylinder: 12 inches x 18 inches DIESEL/ELECTRIC-DIESEL Central of Georgia No. 1 SW 1 The SW1, built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division in 1939, was designed for slow-speed switching assignments in freight and passenger service. This popular early switcher is power by a six-cylinder 567 engine. SW1's were built between 1939 and 1953 and used by a number of lines. This SW1 was the first diesel electric locomotive that the Central of Georgia purchased. It was delivered to Savannah August 13th, 1939 and was used as a switching engine at the Savannah Shops and the Central's Seatrain Terminal on the Savannah River. Recently the SW1 has been restored to its original black and white color scheme. Builder: General Motors Electro-motive Division Built: 1939 Type: SW1 Engine: 567 A Horsepower: 600 Weight: 201,500 lbs Tractive Effort: 24,000 lbs General Electric 44 - Ton No. 119 Central Cab Switch Engine Beginning in 1940 General Electric began manufacturing lightweight center-cab diesel-electric switchers. These were purchased by many large railroads for light branch line work and were also popular with shorelines and industrial lines. It is powered by a pair of small diesel engines, one at each end of the locomotive. General Electric produced these locomotives between 1940 and 1956. The No. 119 was built in 1947 for the Boston and Maine Railroad. In 1988 it was sold for scrap metal but William P. Dow rebuilt the locomotive for the Claremont Concord Railroad. The engine was used by the railroad for twenty years and was purchased by the Coastal Heritage Society and brought to the Roundhouse Railroad Museum in September 2008. Here it will be used for demonstrations, educational programs, and excursions. Builder: General Electric Built: 1947 Type: GS - 4 Engine: Two Caterpillar Diesel D 17000 Horsepower: 300 Weight: 88,000 lbs. (44 Tons) Tractive Effort: 27,000lbs. Savannah & Atlanta No. 2715 GP-35 This GP-35 diesel-electric locomotive was used in freight service by the Savannah & Atlanta Railroad, a line purchased by the Central of Georgia in 1951. This locomotive was built in 1964, one year after the S&A was absorbed by the Southern Railway, thus the Southern paint scheme. No. 2715 is the only surviving Savannah & Atlanta diesel-electric engine. The designation GP stands for "general purpose," though they were often called "geeps," the phonetic pronunciation for "GP." Locomotives like this were called "second generation" diesels because they were mechanically advanced and had more power than earlier "first generation" diesels. Many railroads today still use GP diesels like this one. Donated by the Norfolk Southern Foundation Builder: General Motors Electro-motive Division Built: 1964 Type: GP-35 Cylinders: 16 Turbocharged Horsepower: 2500 Weight: 266,000 lbs.

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