Ingalls 4-S Att: samfp1943

[sswcharlie]

Has any furthr information come to light on the Ingalls 4-S, as per your earlier article.

Here:     https://cs.trains.com/user/conversations/37a7e34c-8b4e-448e-8f4c-c685a009a68e.aspx

 

Especially on its time in Jackson TN and NE Mississippi.  Including its accident in Houston MS ?

Thanks

Charles

 

[caldreamer]

That link is not displaying, just get a blank page.

[Overmod]

caldreamer

That link is not displaying, just get a blank page.

Among the quirks of the way the site is set up is that internal links, to pages within cs.trains.com, are not 'hot'; they have to be copied and pasted.  (In some cases, adding a space at the end allows them to be made hot, but not here...)

Unfortunately, the link appears to be to the 'broken' part of the PM system (see the /user/conversations part) and when I try to load it on a desktop browser, all I get is my own profile page with no content displayed.  (On a phone, of course, I get an error message.)

I think the actual material in the 'conversation' is going to have to be cut and pasted, with a little context, for us to be able to read it.

Incidentally, I believe the ISM in Philadelphia is getting ready to resume access to the Thomas Bowes collection, so we're getting closer to seeing the detail on the 2000hp Ingalls passenger locomotive, something radically unlike other types of light high-speed locomotive in that era.

[Paul of Covington]

    To see Sam's post from Mar 9, 2022, try

https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/741/p/291727/3433984.aspx#3433984

   I couldn't get it to come alive, so COPY and PASTE AND GO.

   I don't know why it sends you to the middle of the thread.

[samfp1943]

Linked here is an article 'searched" for from " CLASSIC TRAINS"

@ Ingalls Shipbuilding 4S locomotive: a true diesel that didn’t - Trains

ok: FROM "THE PROBLEM LINK"  LISTED ABOVE, ON THIS THREAD:

FTL :"... [CUT AND PASTED] [below]:

sswcharlie

Hi, Samfp1943

Thanks for the info.  You were very lucky tp see the loco many times.  In those days not many cameras around like today.

Would any of the trucking depots in those days beside the railway tracks?  Any chance a local truckie would have taken photos out of their yard etc, maybe switching. They may also know of a local who was a railroad photographer.      The loco spent time in Iselin TN and did a daily 'local run' down to Tupelo and other days to Louisville.

Merry Christmas from New Zealand

 Following is the  C&P from TRAINS FORUM (*was referred to as a'problem link':

12/21/2022{ THe Yankee's call this day, 'Festivus'; some NY Politician made it up(?)       Most folks these days, are very satisfied to Wish, ALL, A Merry Christmas ! 

Anyway; back to the subject at hand....I grew-up in the West Tennessee, City of Memphis...I am somewhat familiar with Jackson, Tn., and that area.    But your mention of Iselin, Tn. was a head-scratcher...   [ NOTE:.  Iselin, Tn. is the Jackson ,Tn. area community where the GM&O Shops were located]

[cont. FTL]:"...In 1988. THe GM&O became part of the Illinois Central RR[nee: ICGRR].   The line South from Jackson was sold out to a point in Corinth,Ms. {line was then operated as a short line rr.]... Again, in 1988; The line North of Jackson,Tn. went to ICRR(Fulton,Ky to Centralia,IL., and then towards Jackson,Tn.)...The Norfolk Southern (NSRR) was apparently,(?) going to use the 'part' (former; 'Gee MO') to 'build a connecting route to Birmingham, Al. [via, Corinth,Ms. area] (?)  A 'deal that apparently, did not work out for them(?)...

  But, I digress; The GM&O's, former, pre-1988, Jackson,Tn. area railroad shops were, in fact, named The "Iselin Shops"..

We (this FORUM) used to have a regular poster; IIRC, who lives(-ed?) in the Jackson,Tn. area..     He might,possibly, shead a little, more light on the questions you asked, {re: 'GeeMo' RR. in Jackson,Tn. ??}

So..Merry Christmas,(& Boxing Day(?), and a very Happy New Year!!

12/27/2022  Another P.S.  While 'surfing' on the 'Net: Found another website" Mississippi Rails {Mississipi Rails History and Heritage} Linked @https://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm

Scroll down and there are a couple of shots of #1900; I had not seen before...One at the Mobile area, and another (from a high-rear view); it  shows the rear details of the #1900's car body, and passenger-style,rear- end detail...

Further NOTE:  Ir was because of its 'oddity' for most iuts service life; the 4-S was a shop pet; of the Jackson area GM&O shops.  It maninly was operated in and around Jackson,(Tn) and Corinth,(Ms) yards/locally.  It Occasionally went further South into Missussippi / on One trip, it was wrecked ( turned over)  In Houston, Ms. area.   I used it see it, regularly, working the Yard at Corinth, Ms.   At the end if iuts service kiufe, an effirt was made ti oreserv ut; unfortunatelym UREN was uynabvle ti pourchase ut and it wasscraopoed atr Pielet(?sp) in Chucago.

SamFP1943 (6/19/2024)

Hope thius wilklk help :-)