Texas South-Eastern

R. J. Corman purchased the assets of the Texas South-Eastern in Sept. 2014
see the R. J. Corman photo gallery page

SMS Rail Acquires Texas Baldwins - Railfan & Railroad Magazine

photo by: Robert Lambrecht
Diboll, TX - March 8, 2005

301

DS4-4-750
c/n 74813, b/d 7/1950

- built as Baldwin Eddystone plant switcher #301
- upgraded to 800hp and sold to Weyerhaeuser Timber as #301
- Soutern Pacific bought Weyerhaeuser Timber and #301 was assigned SP #1091
- sold to Texas South-Eastern as #301
- became R. J. Corman #301

John, the best looking engineer in Eastern Texas.

photos by: Robert Lambrecht
Diboll, TX - March 8, 2005

Ex. St. Louis Southwestern 1007 & 1008 were acquired by the TS-E in 1963.
Both were orignaly painted in the older TS-E "white-yellow-green" paint scheme.
#1007 was lettered "Southern Pine Lumber Company" when it worked at the lumber company.
See photos on the The History Center

website

photos by: Cathy Wallace
Diboll, TX - April 1, 2021

1007

VO1000
c/n 71934, b/d 8/1944

- built for St. Louis Southwestern as #1007
- to the TS-E in Feb. 1963

Coupled together with the
301 (in R. J. Corman colors)
and moved outside

2020

photo by: Thomas Hillebrant
Diboll, TX - Feb. 21, 2020

2005

photo by: Robert Lambrecht
Diboll, TX - March 15, 2005

2004

photos by: John Rainey
Diboll, TX - May 6, 2004

1979

photo by: Tom Golden - collection of Sam Beck
Diboll, TX - 10/4/79

Parts units

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1008

VO1000
c/n 71935, b/d 8/1944

- built for St. Louis Southwestern as #1008
- to the TS-E Feb. 1963
- last seen on site 1971 [5]

USN 65-00087

VO1000
c/n 67737, b/d 8/1943

- built for the US Navy as McAlester, OK #2
- renumbered USN 65-00087
- cannibalized for parts by the TS-E

VO Engine
photo by: Robert Lambrecht
Diboll, TX - March 15, 2005

[5] see: bibliography

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