Locomotives - Seaboard Air Line 4-6-2 Type Engine Number 89 At Columbia, South Carolina

by J Craig Thorpe

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Locomotives - Seaboard Air Line 4-6-2 Type Engine Number 89 At Columbia, South Carolina

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J Craig Thorpe

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Painting - Oil On Watercolor Paper

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The slogan "Through the Heart of the South," emblazoned on the red heart-shaped logo of the Seaboard Air Line (SAL), reveals where the true roots of this railway lie. During the 1880s and 90s the SAL was pieced together from lines in Virginia and the Carolinas, forming a straight "air line" through the Southeast. On January 4, 1903, its service was extended from New York to Florida via connecting railroads when the Seaboard Florida Limited made its inaugural run. For more than half a century the SAL's Limited ran in direct competition with the Atlantic Coast Line's (ACL) Florida Special. Throughout the winter, the rival railroads carried passengers over their own rails from Richmond, Virginia, to Jacksonville, Florida, with through service from New York to Florida. Many of these travelers were headed to Florida resorts or farther south to ships sailing for Havana, Cuba. One of the stops on the Seaboard Florida Limited's route was Columbia, South Carolina, a major transportation center for the state. Featured on this artwork is SAL's Engine No. 89, a 4-6-2 light Pacific built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911.

Please note the "Fine Art America" watermark will not appear on the painting or any print reproduction.

Artwork Copyright © 1994 Wind River Studios Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved under United States and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Artwork in any way. Any sale of the physical original does not include or convey the Copyright or any right comprised in the Copyright. WRSH Stock Number XB14945

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April 19th, 2022

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