Posted by Dean on January 17, 2010 at 06:44:30 from (67.172.13.37):
In Reply to: Railroad pics posted by NCWayne on January 17, 2010 at 00:28:15:
I took my Mother on a steam excursion powered by the N&W 611 (since retired again) in 1994 or 95. The excursion ran from Union Central Terminal in Cincinnati, OH to Danville, KY and back. The 611 loafed along with 20 cars and around 2000 passengers, never exceeding 60 MPH.
In their day,the J class locomotives could handle crack brass service at well over 100 MPH as well as express freight service. Built in the late 1940s and early 1950s with a 6000+ HP boiler/firebox, timken roller bearings throughout, steam condenser, etc., the N&W J class locomotives represented the zenith of steam locomotive design which ended in the late 1930s
The N&W designed and built most of their own locomotives, including the J class, in their Roanoke, VA shops, and were the last major US roalroad to drop the fires.
In my opinion, the steam locomotive is, perhaps, the most facinating machine yet created by man.
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