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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/1/1955 - 6/1/1955
Album Info:Here are two massive Norfolk & Western articulated units buit in 1936. Pardon the quality of the photos as these were scanned images from crude 35mm contact photos. Nevertheless, the locos were massive in size and power.
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Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 #1202
Title:  Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 #1202
Description:  Built by the Norfolk & Western shops in 1936 as class A articulated unit, it sported 70" drivers, developed a massive 300psi, had an overall engine+tender wheelbase of 108.27', and an engine weight of 573,000 lb. Although they had a rating of 13,000 tons slow freight, they could pull passenger trains at 70mph. The cheap coal available to N&W helped support these monsters of the rail until they were retired in 1958-59.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 5/8/2013 10:35:47 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives: 
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Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 #1232
Title:  Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 #1232
Description:  Like its sister #1202, N&W 1232 was built by the Norfolk & Western shops in 1936 as class A articulated unit. It sported 70" drivers, developed a massive 300psi, had an overall engine+tender wheelbase of 108.27', and an engine weight of 573,000 lb. Although they had a rating of 13,000 tons slow freight, they could pull passenger trains at 70mph. The cheap coal available to N&W helped support these monsters of the rail until they were retired in 1958-59.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 5/8/2013 10:35:52 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1232(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
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Rear of N&W mallet train
Title:  Rear of N&W mallet train
Description:  A typical N&W rides the end of the coal train behind one of the mallets in this album. Unfortunately with the poor quality 35mm homemade contact print, it's not possible to accurately identify either car number but it's bringing up the rear of this album like it used to in the train!
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 5/8/2013 10:35:55 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  456   Comments: 1


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