N&W Steam Final Revenue Run

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Joseph

 All documentation I have seen concurs with what John Garner
says here . I don't know were Ferrell came up with 2154 I would like
to know his source . I new John Killoran and remember him telling the 
stories
about the last days him Larry Fellure , Dave Bond and others chaseing on the 
Kenova District
just never wrote any dates down. Unifortunuly John is no longer with us.  I 
had always thought none
of these guys were actually there on  May 6 and the date and information 
came from
fireman Sam Noe via Lloyd Lewis. I will forward this to Lloyd and Larry see 
if they can
shed any light on it

Larry Evans
Kenova WV



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> Joseph,
>
> According to the majority of documentation that I've seen the final
> 'revenue' run under steam power occurred May 6th, 1960 on the 2nd Pigeon
> shifter from Williamson west to service the mines as far as Kermit 
> including
> the Lenore Branch. The loco was Y6b #2190.
>
> However Mallory Ferrell, in his book Norfolk & Western, Steam's Last 
> Stand,
> indicates that Y6 2154 made the final revenue run on May 6th on the 2nd
> Pigeon, stating that 2190 had operated earlier in the day on the 1st 
> Pigeon
> shifter. His book includes numerous photos taken by John Killoran on the 
> 6th
> at both Williamson and Kermit. These are the only photos I've seen that 
> were
> actually taken on the final day of steam's operation.
>
> I'd be interested to see what others know about this final 'revenue' run,
> and if there are other 'Final Curtain' photos out there. Do we know if it
> was the 2190 or the 2154?
>
> The final loco to operate was a yard job that began on second shift May 
> 6th
> and finished early after midnight on May 7th also at Williamson. The loco
> was S1a 291 (renumbered from 215).
>
> A great resource on the final days of steam on the N&W at Williamson is an
> article written by Larry Fellure in the Spring 2008 issue of Classic 
> Trains.
>
> John Garner
> Newport, VA
>
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> Can anyone please provide information on the final revenue run of  an N&W
> steam locomotive including date, engine class, road number and location?
>
> Joseph Congemi
> Atlanta, GA
>
>
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