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N&W 2-8-8-2 #2156 - Norfolk & Western |
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According to the back of the photo, this was taken at Schaeffer's Crossing in Roanoke, VA - one heavy traffic area! Built by the N&W shops in 1942 as a class Y, this is an example of a true Mallet with both articulation and compound expansion (high & low pressure cylinder configuration). The locomotive had 57” drivers, developed a whopping 300 psi boiler pressure and a total tractive effort of 126,831 lb. Sadly, these brutes were all retired by April, 1960. |
Photo Date: |
6/16/1958 Upload Date: 12/10/2013 7:11:08 AM |
Location: |
Roanoke, VA |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
NW 2156(2-8-8-2) |
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3537 Comments: 1 |
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N&W 2-8-8-2 #2156 - Norfolk & Western |
Description: |
Here is another shot of NW 2156 at Schaeffer's Crossing in Roanoke. Massive locos fill this yard. What a sight knowing that within 2 more years they would lose the mightiest of them all, the class Y Mallets! |
Photo Date: |
6/16/1958 Upload Date: 12/10/2013 7:12:27 AM |
Location: |
Roanoke, VA |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
NW 2156(2-8-8-2) |
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1388 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
N&W 2-8-8-2 #2156 - Norfolk & Western |
Description: |
Another view of Schaeffer's Crossing in Roanoke, VA filled with the mightiest locomotives. All would change by 1960 when the class Y6 Mallets were retired. |
Photo Date: |
6/16/1958 Upload Date: 12/10/2013 7:12:59 AM |
Location: |
Roanoke, VA |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
NW 2156(2-8-8-2) |
Views: |
1055 Comments: 2 |
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