N&W 0-8-0

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Brian, from the February thread the answer to this question was a consensus “I don’t know”. I’m pasting in Jim Nichol’s response as a sample (I saved it since I was the one who asked this question in February.)

So far as I can tell, this happened only at Columbus, and I have no idea why. Photo of 321 with graphite  boiler and cylinders showed up in Ron Rosenburg's 1973 book of N&W steam. The Bristol shopmen painted runningbord edges white or silver on the Abingdon branch M's, so I figure the Columbus shopmen had a similar attitude about N&W standards.

Jim Nichols

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio

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On Mar 20, 2022, at 3:48 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

Does anyone know WHY this was done?

Brian Gilleran
Herndon, VA




> On Mar 19, 2022, at 1:06 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Here are some others. Seems to be only Columbus based S-1a's. I have shots of 231 in black c1954 and the graphited boiler in 1955. Unusual for this to happen in a very standard N&W to me. The shot of the 244 appears it may be graphite too c1958.
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> Other roads did this graphite treatment too. I have quite a few shots of Western Maryland engines like this and have seen other roads.
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> Roger Huber
> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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> On Saturday, March 19, 2022, 11:38:34 AM CDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> This video shows 241. Picture in Rosenburgs book is 231. So the Columbus shopmen didn't do just one in graphite.
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> Jim Nichols
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> On Saturday, March 19, 2022, 07:09:07 AM CDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Just thought that I would post this.
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> Check out 2:08 Min. of the N&W 0-8-0 in Columbus Ohio.
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS43A58rYRY
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> I have seen other photo/video where N&W locomotives seem to be painted
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> Silver/graphite.
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> Stephen Rineair
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