End of Steam - Last classified repairs

Fri May 8 15:27:31 EDT 2020

Supplementing Mr. Hamilton’s information:

In the mid-1970’s Rufus A. Henry, Jr. was Assistant General Foreman, Roanoke Shops.  Ronald A. Henry was Foreman Gang – LD, Shaffers Crossing.  Rufus eventually was in full charge of the Roanoke Shops Erecting Shop (I believe his title was General Foreman) and Ron ultimately became Superintendent Air Brakes with office in the Motive Power Building.

W.E. Honeycutt

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I don't have time today to check out my recollection, but I believe the Erecting Shop Foreman was R. A. Henry, Sr.  His son R. A. (Ron) Henry, Jr. worked in the Motive Power Office building when I did.

Gordon Hamilton

On 5/7/2020 10:18 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

  John – I didn’t know him.  

  EKing

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  Subject: RE: End of Steam - Last classified repairs

  Ed,  Did you know R. A. Henry, Jr. - Erecting Shop Foreman Roanoke?  He worked at Shaffers Xing earlier.  Any repliers welcome.   John Garner

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  The last N&W locomotive to get Class 2 repairs (new firebox) was A 1220.  When I worked in Roanoke Shop in the summer of 1957 these repairs were ongoing and the engine was outshopped shortly after I left.

  - Ed King

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  Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2020 3:32 AM

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  Subject: End of Steam - Last classified repairs

  In response to a question from Bob Cohen, Bud Jeffries researched when the last classified repairs were performed for each class of locomotive.

  Here is what he found:

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  Note: Both Roanoke Shops and Portsmouth Shop did classified repairs until
  8-1957. After that date it appears that only Roanoke Shops did these
  repairs.

  Class Last shopping    Remarks 

  E-2      6-1953        After 1951, only three were left; two lasted to late 1958.

  M-2      8-1953        Only 21 remained after 1953; all retired by mid-1957.

  M       10-1955        16 remained after 1953; all retired by mid-1958.

  Z-1b     5-1956        Began retiring in ’56; all retired by 4-1958.

  Y-3      2-1957        Began retiring in ’57; all retired by 5-1959.

  Y-4      7-1956        All retired in 1958.

  K-1      8-1957        2 retired in ’57; all retired by 10-1958.

  K-2      5-1957        2 retired in ’57; 17 retired in 1958 and 3 in 7-1959.

  S-1      3-1958        Began retiring 6-58; all retired by 9-1960.

  Y-5/Y-6  3-1958        Began retiring 6-58; all retired by 9-1960.

  A        5-1958        Began retiring 6-58; all retired by 8-1959.

  J        5-1958        Began retiring 10-58; all retired by 10-1959.

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  From: Bob Cohen 
  To: nw-mailing-list-owner at nwhs.org

  This may have been covered before but now with so much time available I'll
  inquire, just in case it has not been published or shared. 

  When were the LAST of each of the various major classes of locomotives
  SHOPPED at Roanoke? I am referring to A's, E's, K's, M's, Z's and even J's
  even though I suspect that last class of 14 has been published since it has
  been in the public eye so often. I'm not including the G's and W's since
  those were so few and often departed for the boneyard, as well as the S
  class switchers, which largely came on board late in the game.

  Is there any record of when the shops ceased doing the class repairs?

  Idle minds make for the devil's workshop here.

  Bob Cohen

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  Ron Davis

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