N&W in 1903 -- New Class J Locomotives

NW Mailing List nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
Mon Jan 14 13:12:16 EST 2008


Jeff,

I believe several brass models were produced.


Tom Anson








NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> said:


> Other than the HO Mantua and Bowser models from several years ago, both

> (I suspect) PRR-protoype, are there HO or N scale Atlantics available?

>

>

> Jeff Cornelius

> Two Blocks from the N&W Valley Line

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> To: N&W Mailing 1List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Sent: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 5:25 pm

> Subject: N&W in 1903 -- New Class J Locomotives

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> N. & W.

> FLYERS

>

>

> ------

>

>

> The new passenger engines on

> the Norfolk and Western are capable of 113 miles an hour. One engine

> is

> already in use and the others are being placed in shape at Kenova.

>

>

>

>

>

> Bluefield Daily Telegraph

>

>

> June 10, 1903

>

>

>

>

>

> [These six would have been Class J 4-4-2s

> No. 600-605. No. 606 was built in 1904 and exhibited at the St. Louis

> Exposition according to Prince's book on the N&W. With 79" drivers, as

> contrasted with the modern Class J's 70" drivers, these 1903

> locomotives could

> have been capable of 113 mph.]

>

>

>

>

>

> Gordon

> Hamilton

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________________

> NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org

> To change your subscription go to

> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list

> Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at

> http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________________________________________________

> More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! -

> http://webmail.aim.com

> ________________________________________

> NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org

> To change your subscription go to

> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list

> Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at

> http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/

>




--
Tom Anson




More information about the NW-Mailing-List mailing list