Thanks Adam, 4-8-4 and a passenger locomotive. Impressive! Regards, Bob S.
On 11/7/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > N&W was one of the last of the great US roads to dieselize, although UP > would run steam longer after dieselization (UP tried just about > everything possible as motive power in the 1950's, but was primarily > diesel early on). > > The J's weren't freight locomotive's, they were fast passenger > locomotives (The large drivers are typical for passenger units, most > freight locomotives had smaller-drivers which were slower, but offered > more traction). N&W's great freight locomotives were the Y Class > Mallets, which were 2-8-8-2's with 16 drive wheels(the J's were > 4-8-4's). There were 14 J's, but only 8 of them were streamlined (the 5 > prewar J's and the 3 built in 1950, the other 6 built during WW2 lacked > streamlining as an austerity measure). > > -Adam > > > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > 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. > -- 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.
