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The N&W was famous for manufacturing its own steam locomotives, which were built at the Roanoke Shops, as well as its own hopper cars. After 1960, N&W was the last major Class I railroad using steam locomotives; the last remaining Y class 2-8-8-2s would eventually be retired in 1961.
In 1992 N&W's successor Norfolk Southern moved into a new office building in Downtown Roanoke and donated the former offices to a nonprofit foundation. [5] The two wings comprising GOB–South were converted to upscale apartments in 2002, [5] while GOB–North is the home of the Roanoke Higher Education Center. [6]
Former N&W line and it was called Whitethorne District under N&W ownership. [25] Winston-Salem District (or Roanoke to Winston-Salem) [23] Roanoke, Virginia: Winston-Salem, North Carolina: The line is a former N&W line and assumed its current name under N&W ownership. [29] Norfolk Terminal (Lamberts Point to Canal Drive) Norfolk, Virginia ...
The Roanoke Shops (comprising the main East End Shops and the West Roanoke Yard and shops at Shaffers Crossing) is a railroad workshop and maintenance facility in Roanoke, Virginia. Between 1884 and 1953, the shops produced 447 steam locomotives, all for the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).
Norfolk, Lynchburg and Durham Railroad: N&W: 1896 1896 Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad: N&W: 1851 1871 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad: Norfolk, Roanoke and Southern Railroad: N&W: 1896 1896 Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk and Sewalls Point Railroad: NS: 1872 1882 Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad ...
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 M Classes were primarily assigned to pull the N&W's mainline freight trains, but following the introduction of the railway's Y Class 2-8-8-2's, the M Classes were reassigned to short line freight service.
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558-564 ex Shenandoah Valley Railroad 51-57, 200 renumbered 210 (2nd), 219, 229, 235, 199 renumbered 303-306 (2nd), 350-351 renumbered 207-208 (2nd) N&W #305 purchased by Matheson Alkali Works in 1921. Renumbered #11 On display in Saltville, VA.