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| Norfolk and Western's Water Buffalos / Saga of the Problem-Plagued K-3's - James N. Gillum |
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N&W photographers used a "fish-eye" lens to achieve this worm's eye view of K3 No. 201, amplifying the massive size of the locomotive even more. Note the spoked wheels on the lead truck. While impressive in terms of physical size, the operating results were less than satisfactory. No. 201 was sold to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad in 1944 (N&W Photo, N&WHS Archives collection) |
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Built by Roanoke in June 1916, K-1 No. 100 was the first 4-8-2 owned by the N&W. Captured at Portsmouth, OH on August 3, 1956, the effects of the post-war modernization can be seen in the form of the slant front cab, enlarged sand dome, cast steel pilot wheels, firebox lagging and the addition of a 22,000 gallon, 23-ton tender from a Pere Marquette Berkshire purchased from the C&O Railway. The 84-1/2" diameter of the smokebox front pales in comparison to the 97" diameter of the K-3's. (N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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The massive size of the K3's is evident in this photo of No. 200. Here we get a clear view of the very large counterweights present on the third driver in an attempt to compensate for the effects of the long, heavy main rod. The 63" drivers simply could not be weighted sufficiently to eliminate the rough riding and pounding of the rails at higher speeds. Disliked as they were, the K-3's were excellent steamers. (Otto perry photo, Jim Gillum Collection) |
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During World War II, the K3's were used between Roanoke and Radford to pull trains carrying workers to the Radford Army Arsenal. That steam lines had been installed for use in passenger service is confirmed by this photo of train No. 37 at Durham, NC on May 21, 1944. Aside from finding a K-3 heading up a passenger train on the Durham Line, the presence of stenciling on the flanks of the tender is notable. Given the level of dissatisfaction with the engines, it's surprising that they received this treatment before they were sold. (R. D. Carneal photo/N&WHS Archives collection) |
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Use of the K-3's in passenger service on the Durham LIne would appear to have been more common than previously thought. Here, the 209 with train No. 36 is seen approaching the Durham station on April 21, 1944. (R. B. Carneal photo/N&WHS Archives collection) |
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K-3 No. 201 is seen east of Crewe, VA in what is believed to be a photograph staged by the N&W. When the locomotive was designed, the railroad hoped that the long lines of heavy coal-hauling gondolas behing the K3's would be a regular occurrence on this portion of the road. Unfortunately, they never met the expectations of the Motive Power Department (N&W photo/N&WHS Archives collection) |
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The History of the K-3's (Jim Gillum) |
| Memories of Park Street / 25 Years Ago in Roanoke - Jon Boetcher |
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This was one of the jackpot shots for me during the summer of 1981. One of my favorites, 6505 (an SD50S) leads the units hauling the hoppers out of town. What made it perfect in my mind was the chance to photograph some foreign power as well. In this case, a Union Pacific unit follows along. (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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Here we have a typical mix of power, both four and six-axle units heading north on a June, 1981 day. the signal on the left is for the eastbound main-line while the high signal in the rear governs movements into the yard and the westbound main line. (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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502 (nee 764, built in 1957) was one of the first six GP9s ordered by the railroad when it began to dieselize. The trailing unit, 2430, originally belonged to the Nickel Plate and came to the N&W with the merger. This crossing (2nd Street) is now history and has been replaced by a bridge. On the right and behind the train is the old Norfolk and Western Freight Station with now houses the collection of the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The train is moving east out of Park Street. (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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The North Delivery crew is using a GP30, built in 1962, to do some switching at the old freight house on this day in April 1980. What was once road power eventually becomes yard power and today the crew switches with SD40-2's (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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Here's some of the old junk I wasn't sure I wanted to bother to shoot. Look back now, I'm glad I took the time to put these and other older units on film. (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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It's a cloudy day as two GE units "sandwich" an EMD heading East ou of Park Street. This view has changed quite a bit and crews now leaving Roanoke pass under two new bridges and see a different skyline. (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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Motive power on the Mountaineer on this day was one of the rare P30CHs. Between August 1975 and January of 1976 General Electric built only 25 of them. Also rare are the passengers in this view...almost none! The bridge beyond the rear of the train carries Park Street over the tracks (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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It seems like just yesterday I was taking pictures of SD45s and now, of course, they're all gone. In this photo the units are heading west to 24th street for servicing. The building to the right, if my memory is correct, is what used to be the railroad's Express Station. Torn down years ago, a parking lot for Norfolk Southern employees is now in its place. (Jon Boettcher photo) |
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In June of 1979 it was still possible to see an N&W unit painted blue with the half-moon logo. The second unit, an SD45, was all in black. The crew on this black and blue combo is heading back to couple up and wait for the carmen to arrive and give them their brake test. (Jon Boettcher photo) |
| Weekend in Winston / The N&WHS Annual Convention - Charles "Bucky" H. Wilson, Jr. |
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During a tour of an auto-loading facility at Walkertown, N&WHS members examine a C39-8 locomotive, graciously provided for our exploration by Norfolk Southern (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
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Leave it the camera bugs to solve the problem of having nothing to shoot at the moment....they shoot each other! (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
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Convention attendees pose on the turntable with N&W GP9 No. 620. Spencer Shops has decked the locomotive out in "redbird" paint, making a most attractive representation of N&W's first non-steam passenger locomotive. (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
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The Spencer crew stands proudly in front of a C31 N&W caboose, which brought up the markers on the train which N&WHS members rode around the grounds. (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
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For members wishing to ride a more tradtional passenger consist, there was a two coach passenger train pulled by Southern FP-7 No. 6133. (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
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At Walkertown, members received an education on how an auto loading facility works. Autos were being unloaded constantly during our visit. (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
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At our Saturday banquet, President Jim Gillum awards the Precision Transportation Award to Clint Smoke in appreciation of his efforts in handling membership renewals. (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
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Our banquet speaker, Steve Hutchinson, gave an outstanding presentation on the Pocahontas Division of the N&W...then and now. (Charles H. Wilson, Jr. photo) |
| The Tennessean / life as Pass Rider: 2 - James Nichols |
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A brief layover at Union Station in St. Louis allowed time to take a few slides of trains entering the station, Here the City of St. Louis makes its way through the yard to its station stop in its namesake city. (Jim Nichols photo) |
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About the only steam left in Richmond in June of 1958 was this sad row of RF&P 4-8-4s in a "dead line" in Acca yard (Jim Nichols photo) |
| Nuggest From the Archives / Freight Train Air Brakes for Pre-schoolers - Gordon Hamilton |
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Fig.1: N&W Class K-2 locomotive No. 120 with 6ET brake equipment. The brake pipe feed valve is used to regulate the brake pipe pressure in the train. (N&W photo/VPI&SU Collection) |
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Fig.2: Piping diagram of basic "ABDW"-type single capacity freight brake equipment. (N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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Fig.3: Freight Car Combined Reservoir. Note separator plate represented by dotted lines. (N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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Fig.4: Freight Car Brake Diagram (N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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Fig.5: Forces acting on a freight car wheel (N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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Fig.6: Variations in feed valve settings (N&WHS Archives Collection) |
| In Scale / Our Convention Contest Winners - George Hughes |
