Interesting. That makes the N&W Mechanical Department the manufacturer. 'See, we don't need any of those stinking diesel locomotives! We can be just as pretty with steam.'
More seriously, I think the coal service of the N&W operated steam for longer than most railroads. Moving the heavy coal drags was a chore that suited the steam power's performance characteristics. With the 4 main drive axels on that locomotive, she had to be in freight service. Regards, Bob S/ On 11/6/07, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
