Southern Railway 542

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	35351
Build date	August 1903

Specifications
Configuration	2-8-0
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter	57 in (1.448 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	21 in × 28 in (533 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Performance figures
Tractive effort	37,485 lbf (166.74 kN)

Career
Operators	Southern Railway
Class	J
Numbers	542
Retired	1954
Current owner	North Carolina Transportation Museum
Disposition	Static Display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum

Southern Railway 542 is a steam locomotive built in 1903 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Southern Railway. It is a 2-8-0 Consolidation of Southern's J class.

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Steam Locomotives of the Southern Railway

Passenger Locomotives	B (4-4-0) C (4-4-2) F (4-6-0) P (4-6-2) Ps-4 (4-6-2) Ts (4-8-2)

Freight and Switching Locomotives	A (various) D (2-6-0) E (4-6-0) G, H, I, J (2-8-0) K (2-8-0), Ls (2-8-8-2) Ms (2-8-2) (Ms-2) Ss (2-10-2)

Survivors	107 (G) 154 (G) 385 (H-4) 401 (H-4) 542 (J) 630 (Ks-1) 722 (Ks-1) 1401 (Ps-4) 1509 (A) 1643 (A-7) 4501 (Ms)

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