[N&W] Re: 2-8-0 Consolidation Type Locomotive Class G1

Mon May 31 14:58:39 EDT 2004

Richard Prince's book "Norfolk & Western Railway, Pocahontas Coal Carrier" is
an excellent source for information concerning N&W steam locomotives.

Jerry Kay, Portsmouth Virginia
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Jeff

Here is the info on the N&W class G1.

Info contained:
Locomotive Number,  Class, Type, Builder,  Built,   M,   Y,  Shop  No.,
Retired  M   D   Y,   Comments, Cyl., Dr., Wt.,

4 Ex N&W 355, 203, V-C 4 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15155 4  1947 Wrecked 3rd 90
engines 354 and 355 ran into Extra at Island Yard, VA on April 30, 1900.
Rebuilt and returned to service.  Converted to 0-8-0, Renumbered # 203 7-1906,
V-C # 4 10-1914, to N&W # 4 1-1920, Dismantled Roanoke Shops 20X24 50 120785:

5 Ex N&W 357, 205, V-C 5 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15157 4  1947 Converted to
0-8-0, Renumbered # 205 7-1906, Sold V-C # 5 11-1914, to N&W # 5 1-1920,
Dismantled at Roke Shops 20X24 50 120785:

6 Ex 352, 200,     V-C 6 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15152 9 23 1955 Wrecked head
end collision Train 82 with 350 and Extra 109 at Coleman on Scioto Div on Jan.
7, 1899.  Rebuilt and returned to service.  Renumbered # 200 7-1906, V-C # 6
5-1917, N&W # 6  1-1920,  Donated to Roanoke Transportation Museum 20X24 50
120785:

7 Ex 353, 201,     V-C 7 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15153 10 6 1955 Wrecked Train
24 with Engine 201 ran into washout due to rain at Afton, VA on May 30, 1904.
Rebuilt and returned to service. Renumbered # 201 7-1906, To V-C # 7 5-1917,
N&W # 7 1-1920, Donated Park Bluefield, WV. 20X24 50 120785:

200 Ex 352, Re V-C 6, N&W 6 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15152 9 23 1955 Wrecked
head end collision Train 82 with 350 and Extra 109 at Coleman on Scioto Div on
Jan. 7, 1899.  Rebuilt and returned to service.  Renumbered # 200 7-1906, V-C
# 6  5-1917, N&W # 6  1-1920,  Donated to Roanoke Transportation Museum 20X24
50 120785:

201 Ex 353, Re V-C 7, N&W 7 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15153 10 6 1955 Wrecked
Train 24 with Engine 201 ran into washout due to rain at Afton, VA on May 30,
1904. Rebuilt and returned to service. Renumbered # 201 7-1906, To V-C # 7
5-1917, N&W # 7 1-1920, Donated Park Bluefield, WV. 20X24 50 120785:

202 Ex 354 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15154   1911 Wrecked 3rd 90 engines 354 and
355 ran into Extra at Island Yard, VA on April 30, 1900.  Rebuilt and returned
to service.  Renumbered # 202 7-1906, Sold Talluah Falls RR # 72 20X24 50
120785:

203 Ex 355, Re V-C 5, N&W 5 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15155 4  1947 Wrecked 3rd
90 engines 354 and 355 ran into Extra at Island Yard, VA on April 30, 1900.
Rebuilt and returned to service.  Converted to 0-8-0, Renumbered # 203 7-1906,
V-C # 4 10-1914, to N&W # 4 1-1920, Dismantled Roanoke Shops 20X24 50 120785:

204 Ex 356, Re 301 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15156 1 10 1944 Renumbered # 301 at
East Radford, VA 12-1925, Sold U. S. Govt. 20X24 50 120785:

205 Ex 357, Re V-C 5, N&W 5 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15157 4  1947 Converted to
0-8-0, Renumbered # 205 7-1906, Sold V-C # 5 11-1914, to N&W # 5 1-1920,
Dismantled at Roke Shops 20X24 50 120785:

206 Ex 358, Re 302  G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15158 1 10 1944 Renumbered # 302
at Pulaski, VA 1-1926, Sold U. S. Govt. 20X24 50 120785:

301 Ex 356, 204 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15156 1 10 1944 Renumbered # 301 at
East Radford, VA 12-1925, Sold U. S. Govt. 20X24 50 120785:

302 Ex 358, 206 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15158 1 10 1944 Renumbered # 302 at
Pulaski, VA 1-1926, Sold U. S. Govt. 20X24 50 120785:

352 Re 200, V-C 6, N&W 6 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15152 9 23 1956 Wrecked head
end collision Train 82 with 350 and Extra 109 at Coleman on Scioto Div on Jan.
7, 1899.  Rebuilt and returned to service.  Renumbered # 200 7-1906, V-C # 6
5-1917, N&W # 6  1-1920,  Donated to Roanoke Transportation Museum 20X24 50
120785:

353 Re 201, V-C 7, N&W 7 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15153 10 6 1955 Wrecked Train
24 with Engine 201 ran into washout due to rain at Afton, VA on May 30, 1904.
Rebuilt and returned to service. Renumbered # 201 7-1906, To V-C # 7 5-1917,
N&W # 7 1-1920, Donated Park Bluefield, WV. 20X24 50 120785:

354 Re 202 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15154   1911 Wrecked 3rd 90 engines 354 and
355 ran into Extra at Island Yard, VA on April 30, 1900.  Rebuilt and returned
to service.  Renumbered # 202 7-1906, Sold Talluah Falls RR # 72 20X24 50
120785:

355 Re 203, V-C 4, N&W 4 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15155 4  1947 Wrecked 3rd 90
engines 354 and 355 ran into Extra at Island Yard, VA on April 30, 1900.
Rebuilt and returned to service.  Converted to 0-8-0, Renumbered # 203 7-1906,
V-C # 4 10-1914, to N&W # 4 1-1920, Dismantled Roanoke Shops 20X24 50 120785:

356 Re 204, 301 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15156 1 10 1944 Renumbered # 301 at
East Radford, VA 12-1925, Sold U. S. Govt. 20X24 50 120785:

357 Re  205, V-C 5, N&W 5 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15157 4  1947 Converted to
0-8-0, Renumbered # 205 7-1906, Sold V-C # 5 11-1914, to N&W # 5 1-1920,
Dismantled at Roke Shops 20X24 50 120785:

358 Re 206, 302 G1 2-8-0 Baldwin 1 1897 15158 1 10 1944 Renumbered # 302 at
Pulaski, VA 1-1926, Sold U. S. Govt. 20X24 50 120785:

Info looks better is a spread sheet.  One entry for each number of the
locomotive.

JBB
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Yes they did If you have the book about the Shenendoa Valley there is some
good info in there about the 2-8-0s...Mike
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  Those 4 were the survivors of the G class, as they had gone to the Virginia-
Carolina in 1917 instead of being scrapped. N&W got them back with the V-C
in 1920 and found work for them. N&W had plenty of 2-8-0s in other classes,
but the ones to survive to 1938 were some of the W2 class built in
1901-1905, though 12 older W1s also survived as class W6 0-8-0Ts.

  There are several books with N&W steam roster info; the least expensive and
easiest to find is "Guide to North American Steam Locomotives" from Kalmbach.
That one has about 4 pages of text and a N&W Rail*way* roster for about $30.
Next up is "N&W: Giant of Steam" by Lewis Jeffries, printed in 1980 and
selling in the neighborhood of $75. This one covers N&W steam roster and
design, and a has little bit of electric, diesel, and turbine thrown in.
Last up is "Norfolk & Western Railway: Pocahontas Coal Carrier" by Richard
Prince, also printed in 1980. Being a Prince book, you'll pay through the nose
for a copy ($200-300 on average), but he covers N&W locomotives of the 1800s
unlike the other two books, and also has a good deal of operations info.

David Thompson
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I wrote an article in the March/April 1998 issue of the ARROW that details 
the G classes that where utilized by the N&W as well as a few predesesor 
lines. also listed are the three that survived and are on display today.

Gary Price at gpprice_nsc at yahoo.com
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Jeff;
  From N&W Steam, the last 25 years:

1936    9
1942    6
1944    6
1949    2
1953    2
1954    2
1956    0

Most were retired in the early thirties.

Nigel
nfmisso at flash.net