Hey Bob, In this case, the manufacturer was the railroad. The N&W built a lot of their own engines and all of their coal hoppers, all in the Roanoke shops. At one time they had 4 of these J series engines, but only 611 is left
Bill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 5:52 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: More stream power Prettied up with a streamlined exterior. In the '50's, the locomotive manufacturers were trying to hold onto their customer base. Not as much muscle visible here. Regards, Bob S. On 11/6/07, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=200851&nseq=10 > > Not my photo, but a classic steam locomotive built at the Norfolk and > Western shops in Roanoke, VA. It was built in 1950 and was arguably the > most efficient steam engine ever built. > > Bill > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
