Southern Railway (U.S.)

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American railroad Class I railroad defunct railroad company

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.

Aliases (1)

Southern Railway ×3

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American railroad → Class I railroad → defunct railroad company →
country	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 Corporation →
notableTrain	Crescent → Piedmont Limited → Royal Palm → Southern Crescent → Southerner → Tennessean →
operatedInRegion	Southeastern United States →
operatedInState	Alabama → Florida → Georgia → Illinois → Kentucky → Louisiana → Mississippi → Missouri → North Carolina → South Carolina → Tennessee → Virginia →
operatedMainRoute	Birmingham to Savannah main line → Cincinnati to New Orleans main line → Washington, D.C. to Atlanta main line →
operatedService	freight rail transport → passenger rail transport →
parentOrganization	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 Corporation → Norfolk Southern Railway →
trackGauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Norfolk Southern Railway → Norfolk Southern Railway →	formedByMergerOf
Norfolk Southern Corporation ("Southern Railway") →	hasPredecessor
Jasper, Indiana ("Southern Railway") →	hasRailServiceHistory
Front Royal ("Southern Railway") →	hasRailServiceHistoryWith