Winston Salem Southbound

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Mikados 300 and 301 were built  new for WSS in 1925.  They were built at the 
same time as an order for 2-10-2's were being built for ACL by Baldwin. 
They eventially attained an N&W look with N&W tenders and pilots.  The two 
bought from ACL were 827 in 1950 and 834 in 1952.  They got ex-N&W tenders, 
but I think they kept their ACL pilots. Two N&W W-2's, 711 and 714 worked on 
WSS until the end of steam in 1957.  At some point 711 had an ex-ACL tender. 
When N&W started to replace steam with diesel, WSS did the same.

WSS is still in operation today, jointly owned by CSX and NS. A lot of 
history on-line as well as what the operation looks like today:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Winston+Salem+Southbound+steam+photos

https://www.wvncrails.org/winston-salem-southbound-railway.html

--Rick Morrison


----- Original Message ----- 
> Ed Burnett,
>
> You explained that the “Winston Salem Southbound actually owned four 2-8-2 
> mikados: numbers 300 and 301 . . .”
>
> Please forgive my lack of knowledge — new-comer to the fascinating history 
> of the N&W.   What was the relationship of the “Winston Salem Southbound” 
> you mentioned to the N&W?
>
> Bill Demarest
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 11, 2020, at 7:22 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Winston Salem Southbound actually owned four 2-8-2 mikados: numbers 300 
>> and 301
>
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