Turning Big VGN 2-10-10-2s at Roanoke ?

Wed Apr 12 12:53:41 EDT 2023

Abe

The AE 2-10-10-2 were turned on the turntables at Princeton, Roanoke and Victoria. All had 120 foot tables available. An 80 foot turntable was replaced with a 130 foot table at Sewalls Point in 1945. Page had a 100 foot turntable. Elmore had a large wye track which could easily handle the locomotive

The AE had a wheelbase of 97 feet, and overall couple face dimension of 106 foot eight inches.

What was actually larger would be the AG, 2-6-6-6, which had a wheelbase of 112 foot 11 inches. over coupler faces of 125 foot, seven and 7/8 inches, which brings me the question of why was a 130 foot table even considered?

Best
Ken Miller

> On Apr 12, 2023, at 12:02 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> I think it is circumspect to ask questions about the VGN on this forum, but if not, just shoot me.  The world has too many Geezers, anyway.
> 
> How were the big VGN 2-10-10-2s turned at Roanoke?  I can't recall where there would have been enough room for a wye on the VGN at Roanoke.
> 
> And can we expand the question to how those big engines were turned at Norfolk and Victoria?
> 
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