Southern Railway (U.S.)

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Southern Railway (U.S.) was a major American Class I railroad that operated primarily in the southeastern United States before becoming a key predecessor of Norfolk Southern Railway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American railroad
Class I railroad
defunct railroad company
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formedBy consolidation of multiple southern railroads
foundedBy Samuel Spencer
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry rail transport
keyPerson D. W. Brosnan
Samuel Spencer
W. Graham Claytor Jr.
knownFor early dieselization of its locomotive fleet
profitable operations without federal subsidies in the mid-20th century
mergedWith Norfolk and Western Railway
mergerDate 1982
mergerFormed Norfolk Southern Railway
surface form: Norfolk Southern Corporation
notableTrain Crescent
Piedmont Limited
Royal Palm
Southern Crescent
Southerner
Tennessean
operatedInRegion Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
operatedInState Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
operatedMainRoute Birmingham to Savannah main line
Huntington–Cincinnati main line
surface form: Cincinnati to New Orleans main line

Washington, D.C. to Atlanta main line
operatedService freight rail transport
passenger rail transport
parentOrganization Norfolk Southern Railway
surface form: Norfolk Southern Corporation
predecessor Alabama Great Southern Railroad
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
Georgia Pacific Railway
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Richmond and Danville Railroad
status defunct as independent railroad
successor Norfolk Southern Railway
surface form: Norfolk Southern Corporation

Norfolk Southern Railway
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in

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Norfolk Southern Railway formedByMergerOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
Front Royal hasRailServiceHistoryWith Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Jasper, Indiana, United States hasRailServiceHistory Southern Railway (U.S.)
subject surface form: Jasper, Indiana
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
NSC hasPredecessor Southern Railway (U.S.)
subject surface form: Norfolk Southern Corporation
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
NS formedByMergerOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
subject surface form: Norfolk Southern Railway
USRA standard steam locomotive designs usedBy Southern Railway (U.S.)
USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design usedBy Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (US)
USRA standard gondola car design usedBy Southern Railway (U.S.)
Statesville Depot railwayLineServed Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Salisbury Amtrak station formerOperator Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Norman Wilkinson employer Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Gibsonville, North Carolina hasRailHistory Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) served Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) railwayCompanyServed Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) partOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway passenger network
Amtrak Crescent formerOperator Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Spartanburg Amtrak station formerRailway Southern Railway (U.S.)
ACL connectedTo Southern Railway (U.S.)
subject surface form: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Altavista, Virginia railroadServedBy Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Charlottesville station formerService Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Mobile and Ohio Railroad connectedWith Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Richmond and Danville Railroad mergedInto Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Richmond and Danville Railroad successor Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Richmond and Danville Railroad predecessor Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (system) in Virginia and the Southeast
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway predecessorOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway becamePartOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway successor Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Alabama Great Southern Railroad partOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Alabama Great Southern Railroad successor Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Alabama Great Southern Railroad partOfRailNetwork Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway system
Georgia Pacific Railway becamePartOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Georgia Pacific Railway successor Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Georgia Pacific Railway partOfHistoryOf Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway system
Georgia Pacific Railway hasSuccessorOrganization Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Samuel Spencer employer Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
W. Graham Claytor Jr. employer Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
D. W. Brosnan employer Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
D. W. Brosnan hasEmployer Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway System
Southerner operator Southern Railway (U.S.)
Tennessean operator Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Tennessean railwayCompany Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Tennessean railNetwork Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway system
Piedmont Limited operator Southern Railway (U.S.)
Piedmont Limited railwayCompany Southern Railway (U.S.)
Royal Palm operator Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Royal Palm railwayCompany Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Royal Palm introducedBy Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Southern Crescent operator Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Southern Crescent railwayCompany Southern Railway (U.S.)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway