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A class 14

You can read the full article on this locomotive at brickmodelrailroader.com

 

N&W Steam Giants Article

 

Norfolk & Western Railway, A class 2-6-6-4 Steam Locomotive

 

Norfolk & Western's "Mercedes of Steam", these articulateds featured the latest steam locomotive technology when introduced in the late 1930s. A total of 43 A class locomotives were built in the N&W's own shops at Roanoke, Virginia. Capable of 125,897 pounds of tractive effort, and able to pull passenger trains at 70 mph, the A class is one of the all time great steam locomotives. A class no. 1218 is preserved at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke Virginia.

 

N&W 1218 Gallery

 

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My LEGO model of 1218 features working Baker valve gear, and is powered by two Power Functions XL motors in the tender driving through the tender trucks.

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