Central of Georgia No. 349

Central of Georgia Railway No. 349 is a type of 4-4-0 "American Standard" type steam locomotive that was built in 1891 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as #557. It was one of five delivered to the Savannah & Western Railroad that year (#555-#559).
In 1895, when the S&W was consolidated into the Central of Georgia, the locomotive was renumbered #1587, then #1581 in 1912 and finally #349 in 1926.
In 1950, #349 was leased to the Talbotton Railroad Co., a seven-mile shortline connecting Talbotton with the Southwestern Railroad at Bostick, GA (now Junction City).
The Talbotton lease ended in 1954, and the locomotive was placed on display in front of the company Headquarters in Atlanta. In #349 was sold to Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, GA. At some later date, it was sold to the TVRM, where it remains a part of its collection.
==Trivia==
*As of 2020, Central of Georgia Railway No. 349 is now on long term loan to the Erlanger Children's Hospital Outpatient Center. It was recently relocated to the new campus and will be the centerpiece of the outside grounds.
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