Southern Railway GP49 #4600, built as a GP39X and upgraded to GP49 by EMD in 1982,          
Southern Railway GP49 #4600 was built November 1980 and later became Norfolk Southern #4600. After leaving roster, unit became Tri Rail #812
Date: 1/7/1984 Location: Irondale, AL   Map Show Irondale on a rail map Views: 2902 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: SOU 4600(GP49)    Author:  Bernie Feltman
Southern Railway GP49 #4600, built as a GP39X and upgraded to GP49 by EMD in 1982,
Picture Categories: Roster This picture is part of album:  Southern Railway Alabama roster/still shots
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Name Type Comments Date
Charles Burgess General Super photo of a unique unit! 5/13/2012 4:00:50 PM
Bryan Smith General Probably some of the last ones delivered in the tuxedo scheme as NS was just around the corner. 5/13/2012 4:04:39 PM
David Barrentine General Nice one, first time I've heard of a GP49. Nice Catch! 5/13/2012 7:25:46 PM
Robert Farkas General First-class shot of a rare unit - congratulations. 5/13/2012 9:18:49 PM
Wendy Crim General Great shot! 5/14/2012 7:23:05 AM
Fred Stuckmann General Very cool. I'm new to the GP49 as well, thanks. 5/14/2012 7:56:27 AM
Jeffrey Allen General This is beautiful in Southern paint and it was clean too, another plus. 5/14/2012 8:43:04 PM
Chris S General Wonderful photo, Bernie! 5/14/2012 10:22:28 PM
David Poor General In this photo it was still a GP39X. It had not been returned to EMD for conversion. 4/26/2023 8:29:05 AM

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