A popular railroad in North America for many years, was the former Southern Railway.

The Southern, was one of many North American Railroads that were in a hurry to dieselize their locomotive operations after World War 2 had ended in 1945, and had successfully completed that phase in the year of 1953.

Although the Southern Railway had a large fleet of well used first generation diesel electric locomotives on their roster from the 1940's and 50's era from EMD and Alco, the 1960's and 70's era would find the railway in yet another "Quest" for motive power modernization.

Painted in the Southern Railways black and white with gold lettering "Tuxedo" paint scheme as many railfans had nicknamed it, is this EMD model GP 38 AC working in Raleigh North Carolina in 1975.