The Publication of the Atlantic Coast Line and Vol.30, No.3 Seaboard Air Line Railroads Historical Societyo Inc. 3rd Quarter 2013 ffi In this Issue: . ACL and SAL Second-Generation Diesels . stJu--r_i-J Watermelon Season - Shipping Watermelons on the Coast Line and Seaboard, Part2 . Jack Freed's ACL Passenger Service Career, Part 1: Washington Union Station 194l-1954 . ACL's Eastern North Carolina Branchlines, Part 1: New Bern Branch V IJJ'T! -/:{rl nrurutvrRSRnv \ -r*r\EAF. ,/l Membershitr Classes Regular: $35 for one year or $65 for two years. Sustaining: $60 for one year or $ 1 1 5 for two years' These amounts in- LINHS clude $25 and $50, respectively, in tax-deductible contributions. Century Club: $135 for one year, which includes a complimentary calen- dar and a tax-deductible contribution of $87. We glad1y accept other contributions, either financial or historical SDUTH materials for our archives, all ofwhich are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Volume 30, No.3, 3rd Quarter 2013 Your membership dues include quarlerly issues of llrrs Soura,pafiicipa- The Publication of the Atlantic Coast Line and tion in Society-sponsored events and projects, voting rights on issues brought members'questions. Seaboard Air Line Railroads Historical Society' Inc. before the membership, and research assistance on Please remit to: ACL & SAL HS (note new address) P.O. Box 490563 Leesburg, FL 3 47 49 -05 63 Editor Make all checks payable to '.ACL & SAL H. S." Or, use your MasterCard, Larry Goolsby Visa or Discoverl or use our PayPal option via our web site. Associate Editor Foreign: Membership with delivery via surface mail is $60 per year or for two years. For sustaining foreign memberships, add $25 for one William C. Dusenbury $120 year and $50 for two years. We can accept foreign memberships only by Editor Emeritus Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or PayPal. Joseph L. 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The Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Warren Calloway, Vice President Railroads Historical SocietY 27613 7413 Glenharden Drive, Raleigh, NC The society was formed in July 1983 as the Southeastem Railroad Techni- A. B. ooBuck" Dean cal Society, and in 1993 was formally organized as the ACL & SAL Rail- to better reflect the railroads covered. The Society 8390 Hedgewood Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32216 roads Historical Society is incorporated in Florida as a nonprofit corporation and is recognized by the Larry Denton, Treasurer IRS as a 501 (c) (3) educational group. The Society's mission is to preserve 6516 Hwy. 903, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-8535 and disseminate the history of the Atlantic Coast Line, SeaboardAir Line, and Seaboard Coast Line railroads and their subsidiaries, afflliates, and pre- C. Dusenbury, SecretarY William decessors (including the Georgia Railroad, Atlanta & West Point Rail Road, 1006 Griffln Road, Leesburg, FL34748 Western Railway ofAlabama, and Clinchfield). 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I/NES 3rd Suarter zol3 SOUTH TABLE AT trONTENTg' 4 ACLAND SAL SncoNn-GnNERArroN Welcome to the 30th Anniversary issue of Lines Southl Back in July 1983, DrEsnrs Joe Oates put out a 16-page, typewritten newsletter that has steadily . by Wurren Callowuy grown and matured into the colorful product you're now reading, Thanks to our readers and authors, this magazine has turned into one of the most respected titles in its field, We think this issue's four features will only enhance that reputation. 16 Wl,rrnN,rnr-oN Sn,rsoN Snrpprruc - We begin with coverage of another significant anniversary, the second- W,q.rEnMnLoNs oN THE Colsr LrNn,\Nl generation locomotives that came on the ACL and Seaboard scene 50 Seneonno, Pqnr 2 years ago, With background, detailed facts, and multiple photos from that ' by Russell Tedder exciting era, Warren Calloway explains this most significantchange in the two roads' motive power since the advent of the diesel itself. And yes, it 25 Jlcr Fnspn's ACL PlssnNGER SERVTcE was exciting - if you were there, you know what I mean. I liked ACL's ClRnrn, Plnr 1: WlsnrNcrolr UNroN F-units and Geeps as much as anybody, but the new units symbolized a Sr.rrroru, 194l-1954 prosperous railroad, power, and speed They looked drfferent, sounded different, and they were big. (Exhibit A, and winner and still champion: . by Alun Freed - the smoking, burbling, monstrous C-628s.) No wonder so many of us kept 30 ACL's ElsrnnN Nonrn Clnot-rNl our cameras, tape recorders, and notepads busy during those years. BRl.NcHrrNns, P,rnr 1: There's plenty more in this special 40-page issue, starting with Part 2 of Nnw BBnN Bn-q.Nrcrr Russell Tedder's watermelon shipmentstory - documenting the major but piggyback . by Michael Dunn short-lived changeover from ventilated boxcars to trailers. Alan Freed then shares the first installment about the long career of his father, ACL passenger agent Jack Freed, and some of the many places and trains ColuuNs AND DEPARTMENTS: he remembers, We close with another first in a series, this one on ACL's LrNns...FRoMTHEEDrroR ....3 thick network of secondary and branch routes in Eastern North Carolina. Eotronr.r.r, Poltcv.q.No SusN{rssroNs Gumolnqns . 3 Professor Mike Dunn starts with the line to New Bern in a story that is, we HoenvSnopl-rsr ......39 think you'll agree, delightful. All this material didn't leave room for Letters to the Editor, but they and preservation updates will be back next issue. We would also find it delightful if you will continue helping us to promote Front cover: Three Seaboard GP40s Lines South and membership in the Society. With your support, we can look foruard to many more anniversaries. Goolsby led by 643 and 605 strike an elegant -Larry pose on a curve atApex, North Carolina, on May 28,1967. Further back and out of sight in No. 75's train, the situation was not so attractive; a sun kink had just derailed several cars at the south end LirvEs Sour,q makes every reasonable effort to check the accuracy of of the south siding on newly installed articles thatappear in the magazine. We welcome corrections and additions welded rail. Calloway photo to published content. Opinions and conclusions expressed in articles are those -Warren of the author and not necessarily of the Lirves Souru staff or of the ACL & SAL Back covertop: NS 1612,a BaldwinAS-416, and a T0tonner Historical Silciety, are crossing the Neuse River with a southbound freight in We welcome submissions of articles and photographs for publication. Our "raw" 1959, and are about to arrive at New Bern. The railroad's preferred formats are Word documents and tiff scans of photographs and illustratrons. Please the line to New Bern left the NS main at contact editor for details and for other methods of submitting photos. lf you do send any items of value to us, particularly original Marsden. * Michael Dunn photo photos or other historic items, please always use a securely packaged, insured method with delivery tracking; LrrvEs Souru cannot assume any responsibility for Back cover bottom: ACL SD35 1009 loss or damage to materials sent to us. Please submit materials and inquiries leads a mixed group of C-C units to the editor: including U25C 3013, a C-628, and a Larry Goolsby second SD35 with an F unit thrown in Editor, LrNEs Sour,c for spice. The train is at Richmond's 10503 Meredith Avenue Acca Yard on November 30, 1966. Kensington, N/D 20895 goolsbycl@comcast. net n C al I oway co I lection -Warre Contents 3 Jack Freed's AEL Passenger Service Eareer Part t l/lfsshington - Union litatiorr, 1lg4l-lg5,4 lntervieuvs bg Alan Freed Editor's Note: This is thefrst in a series food. I enjoyed the breakfasts especially Alan: Where were the office cars parked? of articles on Jack Freed s career with the their pancakes. I think they had -the franchise Jack: The B&O, the Pennsylvania Atlantic Coast Line, conducted by his son, in other railroad terminals.