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 <wowens1 carolina.rr.com> 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: pdml-bouncespdml.net
[mailto:pdml-bouncespdml.net] 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 <wowens1carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>>> http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=2008
51&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
>>>
>>>
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