Ron, 119 would have been a class K2/K2A, 4-8-2. After WWII, some were streamlined similar to the J class and were often referred to as "baby Js". Hope this...
I think I must have had a senior moment!, of course I knew 119 was a K class,,, but a still picture of this guy's grandad, had a bigger locomotive, so I just...
Ron, In Jeffries' N&W: Giant of Steam, he says that the Ks were streamlined (and rebuilt)starting in Feb 1945 and completing in October 1946 with the work...
Hi Group, I do not know if this is the proper place to spot this add however... I will. I wish to sale my brass locomotives. They have set in boxes, Origional ...
I am pleased to announce the release of my two newest HO decal sets: NW-01 Norfolk & Western PS 4740 Covered Hopper (1969+) NW-02 Norfolk & Western PS 4750...
Hi Mark, I can print N Scale sets, but I typically don't advertise because of the lack of demand. There just aren't that many N Scale guys out there painting,...
Hey Dan---how about some Powhatan Arrow and Pocahontas passeneger car scripts in HO? As far as I know, these are not available. Gary Hoover ... on my web...
Hi Gary, Being a 1970s ICG modeler, I just don't see N&W passenger car lettering in my crystal ball. But I guess you never know. :-) -Dan ... From: "cajon851"...
I thought since this is a Railroad group, this would be something to add here. Hope the link works. Barbara Click here: :: Pixie's Train Ride :: or go to...
Hi Ya'll, (just getting in the mood) This is an open kinda plea as some parts of following route I'm not so familiar with. What i'm looking for are those...
Folks, In the May 08 issue of RAILFAN & RAILROAD are two items of possible interest to us: Page 12: In an article by Jeff Terry (preservation news), two...
Have the following SC ( Soft Cover ) Books4Sale: SC - The Golden Years of Railroading - Norfolk & Western in the Appalachians, From the Blue Ridge to the Big...
I've posted one of my dad's shots from a day at Kenova back in 1952, this one of some sort of work train.? My dad had written K1 on the page, but I can't say...
... Howdy Charles Looks more like a Z than a K to me. Take care Bill -- ============== Scale Model Railroad Products ================ Manufacturer - Retailer...
My g-grandfather, James Runyon, was killed at work in the Kenova yards in June 1914. I have the newspaper article about it in my photo album here in the...
Thanks guys... I rexamined the album page, and K1 is written in my teenage handwriting, not my dad's... so I now think it was a guess that I must have made. ...
It is not a Z - the boiler is too large in diameter. It does look like a K1 - assuming that it is a N&W engine in 1952. I do not have a clue what the...
Hi to all, To me the locomotive is a mallet because you can see both sets of cylinders. You can see the back set real good and the front set is just behind...
... I still stand behind my Z theory. No front hanging bell as found on the Ks. Check the piping... that is probably a sand pipe coming down from the dome that...
Someone wrote: "Two different size cylinder sides show making it an articulated." Two cylinder sizes does not make it articulated, it makes it a COMPOUND...
Hi Everyone, Here is a link to an article in the Roanoke Times. http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/xp-162846 Please take note of the last paragraph in the...
I too think the loco in question is a Z1b. The small smokebox door is another clue along with the two sets of cylinders and double air pumps as Bill noted. ...
Anyone ever know or know of a railfan named Haber Leath, that might have filmed or recorded PRR & N&W steam in the 1940's or 50's ??? Ron @ MAIN LINE MOTION...
I just wanted to let all of you know that I have started a new group on the Southern Railway and Norfolk Southern Steam excursion program. If anyone in this...
Hello Group, Would anyone happen to know what specific number PG coaches were used on the Abingdon branch in the mid 50's-ie 16??. The photos and videos ...
