Locomotive ID

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Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for help.
 
Larry Evans identified it as:
 

N&W   Y3 class built Schenectady, NY by  American Locomotive Company Feb 1919 construction Number 59854 . Dismantled May 1958
 
Photo posted to:
 
http://nwhs.org/wiki/tiki-browse_image.php?imageId=131
 
Jim Sprinkle

--- On Sat, 7/31/10, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Subject: Re: Locomotive ID
To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:19 PM




>From the number my materials state that it's a Y-3.  Your educated guess that it was a USRA locomotive is, I think, quite correct.

 
There are a number of real experts on this list who will correct me.  I also expect that a lot of us would appreciate your posting the photo.
 
Frank Bongiovanni


On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:47 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:






I have a photo of my grandfather standing in front of a steam locomotive. The location is said to be Bristol, VA/TN. I am trying to date the photo and identify the locomotive and hope that some one may be able to offer assistance. I believe, but can not confirm, he worked for the N&W. The locomotive carries the number 2001 and the only other discernable markings are the letters US on the coal/water tender. That leads me to think the photo was taken in the 1918-1920 time frame when the railroads were taken over by the government during WW I. I have seen other photos from this time period where the only markings were USA on the coal tender. In looking through the N&WHS photo archives for both the N&W and Virginian lines, the locomotive resembles a Class Y-2 but not exactly. Unfortunately I don’t know if the Y-2 existed in the 1918-1920 time frame. More than happy to send along the photo to anyone who might be able to identify it and confirm my general
 thoughts about the date. 
  
Jim Sprinkle 
jsprinkle2002 at yahoo.com 





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