2-10-10-2

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Frank,

I didn't know VGN extremists were confined to IOGroups...I thought they
were everywhere!!! 😀

Best wishes.

Jim Brewer

On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> The 2-10-10-2's were noted for, among other things, having 48" diameter
> low pressure cylinders; legend has it that those had to be shipped
> separately from the locomotives as they wouldn't fit in some of the
> clearances in some of the intermediate roads.  Without going to the
> bookshelf, they had 170,000 pounds tractive effort working in simple.  Top
> speed was comparatively low, consistent with the service they were designed
> for and the 56" drivers.  According to Lloyd Lewis (who literally wrote the
> book on Virginian locomotives)they were intended for the hill up Clarks
> gap, but because they, and the other steam locomotives, created such a
> hazardous condition in the tunnels they were replaced in that service by
> the electrics.  They did serve on the flatter areas on the east end, where
> they could move monumental coal trains slowly in what has been described as
> "conveyor like" service. On the IOGroups there is a Virginian list where
> there are a handful of extremists who can provide more information than any
> rational person could want.
>
> FWIW, only two railroads in this country had 2-10-10-2's.  Virginian and
> Santa Fe. Some of the Virginian's lasted until the 1950's.  The Santa Fe's
> were considered major failures and didn't last long.
>
> Frank Bongiovanni
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ray:  I've not read that account of the 800's, how do the
>> specifications compare to the N&Ws various Y class models during the same
>> time frame?
>>
>>
>>  R.D. Williams
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>> *Subject:* Fwd: 2-10-10-2
>>
>> I was not aware of this large locomotive used by the Virginian to move
>> coal from Elmore across Clark’s Gap from 1919 until the 1940’s and though
>> some would be interested.
>>    Ray Smoot
>>
>> [image: 20250130_172359.jpg]
>>
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