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List of Norfolk and Western Railway locomotives

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a list of locomotives that have worked for the Norfolk and Western Railway. ex Virginian Railway locomotives in 1959 ex-Wabash Railway locomotives ex...

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Norfolk and Western Railway

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The Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting mark NW), commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between...

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Norfolk and Western 611

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Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is the only surviving example of Norfolk and Western's (N&W)...

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Norfolk and Western 2156

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Norfolk and Western 2156 is a preserved Y6a class 2-8-8-2 compound Mallet steam locomotive. The Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) built it in 1942 at...

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Norfolk and Western 578

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early 1910s, the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) ordered a fleet of 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotives from the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in...

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Norfolk Southern Railway

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merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia...

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Norfolk and Western M Class

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The Norfolk and Western M, M1 and M2 Classes were a series of 4-8-0 steam locomotives owned and operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W). The...

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Locomotives of India

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and diesel locomotives along with a few compressed natural gas (CNG) locomotives. Steam locomotives are operated on mountain railways and on heritage...

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Virginian Railway

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and tried large steam locomotives before turning to an alternative already in use by one of its neighboring competitors, Norfolk & Western Railway: a...

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List of most powerful locomotives

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freight locomotive". International Railway Journal. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-09. Steamlocomotive.com article regarding the largest steam locomotives archive...

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List of locomotive builders

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steam locomotives built locomotives in their shops. Notable examples include the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Mount Clare Shops, Norfolk & Western's Roanoke...

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List of locomotive classes

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class WF class X class Norfolk and Western Railway locomotives include: A Class J Class Norwegian State Railways locomotives include: NSB Class XXI NSB...

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List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives

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List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives, plus those from Fox Walker, both built at the Atlas Engine Works, Bristol. Despite heavy work and poor maintenance...

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Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

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wipers of the Chicago and North Western Railroad cleaning one of the 4-8-4 "Northern" H-class steam locomotives, Clinton, Iowa, 1943 C&NW railway station...

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Great Locomotive Chase

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They were pursued by Confederate forces at first on foot, and later on a succession of locomotives, including The Texas, for 87 miles (140 km). Because the...

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Wabash Railroad

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the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) in 1964, the Wabash company continued to exist on paper until the N&W merged into the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)...

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ALCO Century 630

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4 for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 8 for Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 10 (with high noses) for Norfolk and Western Railway, 15 for Pennsylvania...

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Baldwin Locomotive Works

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32722°W / 39.85917; -75.32722 Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railway locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located...

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Joint railway

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Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway: London and South Western Railway (LSWR) and Midland Railway. 101 miles (163 km) operated, with its own locomotives and rolling...

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EMD SD70 series

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is a series of diesel-electric locomotives produced by the US company Electro-Motive Diesel. This locomotive family is an extension and improvisation...

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Bure Valley Railway

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Valley Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) minimum gauge visitors' attraction in Norfolk, England. It was created on the original disused full-gauge bed of a defunct...

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Electric locomotive

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greater than any individual locomotive uses, so electric locomotives can have a higher power output than diesel locomotives and they can produce even higher...

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Nickel Plate Road

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Nickel Plate Road and several other midwestern carriers were merged into the larger Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W). The goal of the N&W expansion was...

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Southern Railway 4501

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larger steam locomotives in 1985. The locomotive returned to mainline excursion service in 1990 until 1994, when Southern's successor, Norfolk Southern discontinued...

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Articulated locomotive

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articulated locomotives to below 30 or 40 miles per hour. A notable exception to this was to be found in later iterations of Norfolk & Western Y-class 2-8-8-2s...

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