Steam locomotive id needed!

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Roger,

I agree with Jim Nichols. I believe its an early N&W Y3. The bell hanger 
is the give away between an early Y2 and an early Y3. The hanger on the 
Y2 has a vertical orientation, where the hanger on the Y3 extended out 
at about 45 degrees (as shown in your photo). Also the early Y3's 
(before the pumps were relocated) didn't seem to have a number plate 
mounted on the smokebox door. NWHS photos NW14231 (Y3) and NG101020 (Y2) 
show the hanger difference pretty clearly.

Great question, John Garner


That's a USRA 2-8-8-2 (as delivered). Engine in background appears to be 
N&W, so this one of the Y3's.
Jim Nichols


     On Friday, October 4, 2024 at 12:46:11 PM CDT, NW Mailing List 
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

  Trying to identify the steam locomotive from the NWHS collection. We 
got the image from Norfolk Southern (with no photo number, dates, etc). 
No visible number plate in view. I thought it might be a VGN US of some 
sort. Some suggested maybe P&WV?

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=244283
Love those dual air pumps on the front!
- Roger Link