1950's N&W Steam excursions

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As I understand it, steam locomotive wheel arrangements were given generic names; just as 2-8-2's were Mikados, but referred to as "Mikes," I believe the 4-8-0 wheel arrangement was named Mastodon and referred to as "Mollies."  I have heard this term applied to this wheel arrangement many times but railfans, authors, etc. 
There is no doubt however, that on the N&W, they were simply referred to as M's. 
  
Jim Brewer 
Glenwood MD 

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Good for you, Jim.  The use of the term “mollie” sounds to me like one of those terms used by railfans to appear more “hip”,  like referring to a consist of diesels as a “lashup”.  That one makes my rump want to chew tobacco . . . 
  
Best - 
  
Ed 
  
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In Bluefield, my father always called them "M"s. Don't know who called them "Mollies," but I am aware of an axiom: if anyone ever puts wrong information in print, that is the information that get's quoted (without attribution) forever. Which is why I do my best to identify errors, even when some people take it personally. 
Jim 
  

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Hey Jim - 

I was around Bristol for the last few years of the small 4-8-0s, and I never heard anyone refer to them as Mollies.  They were "M"s down there.  Maybe that term applied elsewhere on the railroad, but the only folks I know of that called them "Mollies" were railfans years after they were gone . . . 

EdKing 

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Subject: 1950's N&W Steam excursions 

Does anyone have a list of steam excursions operated by N&W in the 
1950's that show the dates, places and locomotives used? 
I'm currently working on some video with some of these trips but I 
don't know any details of them. 
For instance, I have footage of the following trips: 

A double headed run on the Abingdon branch where part of the train 
looks to be a work extra and part was the regular mixed with a couple 
of rider gondolas attached. 
Actually, the train wasn't a true double header in that the mixed, 
with it's Mollie, is coupled behind the work train which had a 
different Mollie on the point. 

Another excursion with a K1 and also carrying rider gons on the back. 
I think this one went to or from Bristol. 

The doubleheaded excursion from Bluefield to Norton with Pacifics. 

There are possibly others that I will find as I go through this film. 

Thanks for any assistance. 

-Jim Herron 
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