Foundry

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Larry,

I've heard the claim that the N&W Roanoke Shops foundry was the only railroad-owned steel foundry in the USA, maybe in North America.  On the other hand, many railroads had cast iron or brass foundries.  For example, at the time of the merger with the N&W, the Southern Railway had a brass foundry in Lenore City, TN.

Gordon Hamilton




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  Ron
     Yes it was owned and  operated  by the N&W. They cast just about anything
  you can think of that they needed . I have a list of patterns for the foundry. List
  some 38000 items.  Bells , Whistles, couplers, wheels ,center plates, stoves ,signs
  number plates, builders plates ,  Light poles,  cylinders  list just goes on forever.
  Not certain but probably was the last railroad  foundry in operation in the US.


  Larry Evans
  Kenova, WV

    

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  On Jul 2, 2014, at 3:55 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


    Was the foundry near the east end shops owned by N&W and to what extent were castings made there. What parts other than wheels were made for steam locos ?      Ron Hash
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