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| Classic Ad: 1947 - Staff Arrow |
| N&W in the Military Railway Service, First of Two Parts - Frank Gibson |
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N&W's 755th RSB at work on USATC 2-8-0 (left) and European (right) locomotives. (Unit File, undated, likely Blelgium, 1945) |
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Largest (2000) of the MRS classes, the USATC S-160 locomotive was deployed in the main to the European Theater |
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USATC gondola, fresh from 755th RSB car erecting year, on the way to UK depot ready line, 1944 (Unit file) |
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755th RSB car assembly line, UK, 1944 (Unit File) |
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April 1944, Newport, Wales: readied by the shop battalion at nearby Caerphilly, YSATC 2-8-0s on depot tracks await Channel crossing to the European Theater (Photo courtesy Bob Hall, Railway Negative Exchange) |
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Location of the 755th RSB in Belgium and Germany |
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December 1944, Belgium: 755th RSB crafts master plates for snowplows to be mounted on track-clearance locomotives. (Unit File) |
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8 May 1945: V-E Day parade, with local railway workers and 755th RSB in formation before the central railroad station in Namur, Belgium. Also on hand, not pictured: a massive turnout of joyous, cheering citizens set at liberty from the iron fist of domination. (Unit File) |
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Operational Report, May 1945, 755th Railway Shop Battalion |
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Meritorious Service Unit Plaque |
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N&W Shop Battalion is First in France (N&W Magazine, 1944, p.282) |
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N&W Battalion Keeps Wheels Rolling (N&W Magazine, 1945, p.61) |
| Modeling an Accurate N&W Coal Train, Part 2 / H5, H7, H8, H1 - Bob Chapman |
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No caption, Y6 2141 eastbound with coal train, probably along New River (N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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Class HA, HB, HBa and HK data |
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H5 #84355 has apparently just emerged from its 1944 rebuilding, evidenced by missing stencils of "New" and "Built" dates. Visible are the tapered-bottom side stakes and Bettendorf-style trucks inherited from its parent HA class. Interestingly, #84355 lacks the notched heap shields visible in photos of other H5's; pragamatism ruled the car shop. (N&W Photo, N&WHS Archives photo) |
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Visible in this photo of H7 #86000 are the tapered-bottom side stakes characteristic of the H5 and H7 class. Note that this H7 sports standard-length lower runs on its end ladder rather than the long rungs found many of the high-siders. (N&W PHoto, N&WHS Archives collection) |
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A longitudinally-mounted brake reservoir was a signature feature of the H7's and H7a's, and is clearly visible here. Rebuilt from an HB in 1947, #86449 wears the post-1951 "large N&W" in this 1952 photo. (N&W photo, N&WHS Archives collection) |
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This birthday photo of H8 "class car" #87000 shows the B-end long-rung ladder variation found on many of the high-siders. Also visible are the straight-bottom side stakes characteristic of the H8's. (N&W Photo, N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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H8 #87000 was rebuilt from a 1936-vintage HK in 1947; many of the H8's ran on Andrews-style trucks (N&W Photo, N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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By 1950, the H1's were old-timers, with some celebrating their 40th birthday riding N&W's rails. Their flat, drop-bottom hopper design was already an anachronism in this 1939 "rebuilder's photo," and by the early 1950s they were rapidly being phased out of revenue service. (N&W Photo, N&WHS Archives Collection) |
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To create the high-sider look of the H5/H7/H7a/H8 carbodies, we have removed the side sill between the second side stake and end post at each end. We have also plugged the ladder mounting holes with styrene rod (Bob Chapman photo) |
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A strip of .040" x .100" styrene has been blended into the side sill and the first side stake at each end has been extended downward to the bottom of the carbody. We have also added a styrene brake post on the end to accommodate the long end-ladder rungs found on some of the high-siders (Bob Chapman photo) |
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Completed brakewheel end of a class H7 carbody. Note the tapered-bottom side stakes characteristic of the H5/H7/H7a classes, the long B-end ladder rungs, and the longitudinal brake reservoir unique to the H7/H7a. (Bob Chapman photo) |
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Group photo of H5, H7, and H8. the H5 and H7 were modeled with long B-end ladder rungs, and the H7 with a longitudinal brake reservoir. (Bob Chapman photo) |
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Completed H5; the class occupied the 84000-85981 number series. (Bob Chapman photo) |
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Completed H7; numbered in the 86000-867718 series. (Bob Chapman photo) |
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Completed H8; one of 471 cars in the 87000-87470 series. (Bob Chapman photo) |
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An H7 and H8, showing contrasting treatment of end ladder width, brake reservoir orientation, and side stake taper. (Bob Chapman Photo) |
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Completed Westerfield H1 cast-resin kit. The kit is not shake-the-box, but can be successfully built by most modelers by following Westerfield's step-by-step instructions. (Bob Chapman photo) |
| PRR 70-ton Hoppers Leased to the N&W - John Teichmoeller |
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PRR H21a No. 901815 leased to N&W, Greensboro, NC, 2/2/1952. (Photo courtesy of Bob's Photos, Ansonia, CT 06401) |
| The Tennessean / Darkroom Trickery - James Nichols |
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The head end heavyweight cars in this, one of the most famous publicity photos of the N&W, received streamlined roofs and, in the case of the combine, skirts; not in the Roanoke Shops, but in the photo department. (N&W photo) |
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This "late HL" was really an H9, converted by the N&W photo department. (N&W photo) |
| Nuggets from the Archives / About Mr. Walschaerts and Mr. Baker...Part 2 - Gordon Hamilton |
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Indicator diagram (Gordon Hamilton) |
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Description of points and lines on the indicator diagram. (Gordon Hamilton) |
| Nuggets from the Archives / Monkey Motion for the Monkey Motion - Gordon Hamilton |
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Valve Arrangement, Loco Class W, with Allfree Hubbell valve (N&WHS Archives collection) |
| The Virginian Local / Raising the Roof - Tom Salmon |
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These two postcards show the Victoria depot in both its one-story and two-story incarnations. (Postcards) |
| Triskaidekahobia, Anyone - Ed King |
| In Scale / New Products - George Hughes |
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Bachmann Spectrum Virginian EL-C (George Hughes photo) |
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1776 Caboose (George Hughes photo) |
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Atlas O scale GP35 (George Hughes photo) |
| Classic Ad: 1947 / Shoeing the Iron Horse - Staff Arrow |
