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A drawing design of the N&W class J locomotive. After the outbreak of World War II, the Norfolk and Western Railway's (N&W) mechanical engineering team developed a new locomotive—the streamlined class J 4-8-4 Northern—to handle rising mainline passenger traffic over the Blue Ridge Mountains, especially on steep grades in Virginia and West Virginia.
Memphis Car & Foundry (1894–) Memphis, Tennessee [9] Merchants Despatch Transportation Company; Michigan Car Company (1864–1970) Detroit, Michigan [9] (to AC&F) Michigan-Peninsular Car Company (to AC&F) Middletown Car Company (1869 – c. 1930) Middletown, Pennsylvania [9] Midwest Freight Car (1973–) Clinton, Illinois [9] (to Portec 1977 ...
Below is a table of information for the Great Northern Railway's steam roster with a symbol, Whyte notation, common name and notes. Included is a breakdown of the Great Northern classes, along with the date of their first construction (when known), builder, and road numbers.
Sold for: $12,500 G.I. Joes took the ’60s by storm when they were released in 1964, and several vintage versions are worth lots of money today. One of the most prominent, though, is the Navy G.I ...
A locomotive of Polson Logging Company or Polson Logging Co., preserved. TN-01 Wilmington and Western 58: 1907 built [10] Wilmington and Western / Wilmington & Western RR [10] TN-02 Cherokee Brick & Tile 1 2-4-2: 1920 built [11] Cowan Railroad Museum, Cowan, Tennessee: TN-03 Mikado Locomotive No. 4501: 1979 NRHP Chattanooga, Tennessee: TX-01
The six car consist had a revenue seating capacity of 204 and was built to operate on a fast five-hour schedule between Nashville and Memphis a distance of 239 miles (385 km). The train set operated a daily round trip and lasted beyond the 1957 Louisville and Nashville Railroad takeover of the NC&StL, although the name was removed from the ...
Knoxville Locomotive Works (reporting mark KLWX) is an affiliate of Gulf & Ohio Railways headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.Since its establishment in 1998, Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW) has repowered, refurbished, remanufactured, and/or upgraded over 400 locomotives.
The single locomotive was built through a partnership with several local and federal agencies, as well as the railroad and BEC. [8] A second genset was produced for the Buffalo and Pittsburgh, which entered service on December 10, 2010, as well as one for the Ohio Central Railroad , both of which contained an engine kit from Brookville.