Hi Bill, The NW (F6)scheme was adopted in 1971. Not all Norfolk and Western units were repainted right away. I saw SD45s in the late 70s still with the ...
Hello, I am new to the Norfolk and Western modeling. I have a spare Highliner F a unit shell and am wondering what phase of F7's they had? Did they buy new or...
Probably the coaling tower at Vicker VA, which I believe is still there today. Because they have no means of demolishing it without stopping all traffic for a...
The Vicker Coaling tower was there yesterday. But I vote for the Ohio River Bridge at Kenova. Charlie Long Lynchburg, VA N&WHS Convention 2002 ... From:...
Listers, Pray tell, what is a "hamburger" herald as mentioned below? I suppose the "hamburger" herald was used on locomtoives in a "lashup"! Tom "N&W" Dressler...
... It is really hard to nominate any one structure, especially without any real guidelines. Based on visibility and recognition, Coal Pier 6, the Hotel...
I would like to nominate the bridge at Coopers, WV to the list as well. Doug Wonders on 6/3/02 9:26 AM, Bruce Harper at bharper@... wrote: ... It is really...
Russell & Listers, I listed the following N&W cabooses at Spencer, NC, before the recent Glade Spring, VA, move: N&W #?/VTRX 100, steel, cupola, from VA. This...
... Possible. I did not photograph this cab directly. Rather, I had to use a magnifying glass to see it way off in the background of another piece of ...
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At a train show not long ago one of the folks from a Roanoke hobby shop told me that Ron Basham, owner of Blue Ridge Depot, had died. I didn't know him very...
There are earlier posts in the archives addressing the F-7s that came with the Wabash merger in 1966. N&W dieselized for the most part in 1958 with GP-9s and...
... 7 ... Jeff: ]I believe that is because it is a Canadian unit. Both this one and the one that operates at Monticello, IL are Wabash units that were built...
Reposted from the Atlas N Forum ======== Mark Gasson alerted me to this questionable seller -- eBay ID 1630428 In addition to the 2 auctions that Mark noted...
The Wabash Railroad Historical Society is having their annual meeting and convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana August 2-4 this year at the Marriot Hotel and...
Can someone tell me how N&W numbered their 2-8-8-2 "Y" Class engines .. the Y3, Y4, etc.? I have one of the LifeLike HERITAGE (unlettered) models, and will...
Dick, I have one of these unlettered engines as well as three of the lettered ones. The unlettered version is also missing the doghouse and front number plate...
Dick: N&W early "Y" Class engines acarruied the following road numbers: Class Road Numbers Y-3 2000 - 2049 Y-3a...
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Hi Don I just got mine about 3 weeks ago, and it did have the "doghouse" in the "add-ons" bag, along with what appears to be two types of number board. My...
Jim akkk ... 8-D .. Geeze, more decisions to rassle with .. gonna have to get a hair piece to cover all the hair being pulled out over this!!! Thanks, the...
I am still researching a possible N&W HO structure kit. Being new to "wide gauge" I do not have the background that many of you on this list possess. Can...
Hmmm...Dick, I need to check my box again. One thing I did not care for was that once the engine was plugged to the tender it can't be replaced in the box...
