Surry, Sussex and Southhampton Locomotive Roster (Updated)

16 Jan 23:

Locomotive Roster 1967, with a few updates.

Editor's Note: We give the admirable credit and deep appreciation to Mr. H. Temple Crittenden for compiling his decades of research into the book The Comp'ny, and to the members of the Dendron Historical Society for pushing a project through to see a fourth printing of the book in 2022. And most especially, gratitude to the families and friends of S,S&S and the Surry Lumber Comp'ny, who have shared their stories and to those descendants who will soon share their own remembrances.

Builder / Built /Acquired / Class / Builder's No. / Wheel Arrangement / Cylinders / Drivers 

1 Tanner and Delaney / Dec 1883 / - / - / 2-4-0 / - / - /

Note 1: Taken over from David Steele in 1886. Named CORNELIA. Logging tramway locomotive.

1 Richmond L & M Works / 1891 / - / 2169 / 0-4-2T / 7"x14" / - /

Note 2: Built for J. E. and Edward Rogers of Loco, VA. No. 1 on that logging train.

1 Baldwin Loco Works / Jul 1917 / - / 45923 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30

2 Baldwin Loco Works / Sep 1886 / 8-14C25 / 8119 / 4-4-0 / 10"x16" / 43"

Note 3: Sold by S,S&S. In service on Rocky Mount and Northern R.R.

2 Baldwin Loco Works / May 1892 / - / 12075 / 4-6-0 / 9/15"x22 / - 

Note 4: Vauclain Compound. Built for Altoona, Clearfield and Northern as No. 3 Sold by that road to the Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Ebensburg and Eastern, then to S,S&S.

 #2 Vauclain Compound at Scotland Wharf. Image credit: Hollerith Collection

3 Baldwin Loco Works / Feb 1888 / 6-10-1/3C-23 / 9042 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30"

(Image credit: H. Temple Crittenden. The Comp'ny. 2022 (4th Printing). Dendron Historical Society. McClain Printing Company)

4 Baldwin Loco Works / Oct 1888 / 8-18D70 / 9576 / 2-6-0 / 12"x18" / 37"

(Image credit: The Comp'ny.)

5 Baldwin Loco Works / Oct 1889 / 6-10-1/3C-29 / 10399 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30"

Note 5: Sold to Southern Iron and Equipment Co. in Atlanta, GA, as their Item No. 1789.

6 Baldwin Loco Works / Oct 1891 / 8-18D74 / 12288 / 2-6-0 / 12"x18" / 37"

Note 6: Named MARIA. Sold to Argent Lumber Co. Running at Midwest Central Railroad in Mt. Pleasant, IA as of 16 Jan 2023. https://www.mcrr.org/

7 Baldwin Loco Works / Sep 1891 / 6-10-1/3C / 12254 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30"

Note 7: Sold to Planters Box Company, Suffolk, VA. 9/1924.

8 Baldwin Loco Works / Aug 1896 / 10-22E20 / 14988 / 2-8-0 / 14"x18" / 37"

9 Baldwin Loco Works / Jul 1892 / 6-10-1/3C-43 / 12805 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30"

10 Baldwin Loco Works / May 1898 /  10-22E24 / 16011 / 2-8-0 / 14"x18" / 37"

11 Baldwin Loco Works / Aug 1902 / 0-4-2T / 6-10-1/3C-59 / 20863 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30"

12 Baldwin Loco Works / Feb 1901 / 10-22E30 / 20057 / 2-8-0 / 14"x18" / 37"

13 This number was not used.

14 Baldwin Loco Works / Nov 1902 / 10-22E31 / 21236 / 2-8-0 / 14"x18" / 37"

15 Baldwin Loco Works / Aug 1902 / 6-10-1/3C-60 / 20864 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30"

16 Baldwin Loco Works / Jun 1917 / 10-22D86 / 45714 / 4-6-0 / / 14"x20" / 46 1/2"

Note 8: Sold to Southern Iron and Equipment Co., Atlanta, GA. No. 2283, and by them to International Agricutural Corp.

17 Baldwin Loco Works / Sep 1902 / 6-10-1/3C-61 / 20933 / 0-4-2T / 8"x12" / 30"

18 Baldwin Loco Works / - / - / - / 2-6-0

Note 9: Nothing definite is known of this engine. Sold to Gray Pine Products Company.

19 H. K. Porter Company / 1880 / - / 399 / 0-4-2T / 9"x16" / - 

Note 10: Built for Milner Caldwell and Flowers Lumber Co. as No. 2. Sold to Southern Iron and Equipment Co., No. 1024, and by them to the S,S&S on 4-23-197.

20 Baldwin Loco Works / Nov 1919 / 10-18 1/4 D37 / 52587 / 2-6-2 / 12"x18" / 37"

21 This number was not used.

22 Baldwin Loco Works / Nov 1919 / 10-18 1/4 D38 / 52588 / 2-6-2 / 12"x18" / 37"

23 This number was not used.

24 Baldwin Loco Works / Oct 1920 / 10-18 1/4 D-43 / 53795 / 2-6-2 / 12"x18" / 37"

25 This number was not used.

26 Baldwin Loco Works / Oct 1920 / 10-18 1/4 D-43 / 53796 / 2-6-2 / 12"x18" / 37"

Note 11: Sold to the Gray Lumber Company, Waverly, VA., in 1929. In storage at Pine Creek Railroad, Altaire State Park, NJ as of 16 Jan 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Museum_of_Transportation

Ref:

Crittenden, H. Temple. 1967. The Comp'ny. The Story of the Surry, Sussex, and Southhampton Railway and the Surry Lumber Company. McClain Printing Company. 4th Printing available through the Dendron Historical Society. 

Many thanks to the Dendron Historical Society for keeping this history alive! 

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