N&W 2-8-8-2 Steam Engine

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-Locomotive 2005 was a class Y-3 2-8-8-2.  N&W obtained fifty Y-3 enginesi
m 1919 under the auspices of the United States Railroad n Administration
during WWOne.  It was fashionable for railfans to call every  N&W 2-8-8-2 a
Y-6b but the thirty Y-6bs. numbered 2171 through 2200 were just the
newest.  The 2005 model was one of several numbers applied to that
particular model.  The real 2005 spent her last days working on the yard at
Portsmouth, Ohio.
N&W had over 200 2-8- 8-2s in ten classes, ranging from Y-1 to Y-6b.

- Ed King

On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 3:44 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

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> About 2002, my son purchased a Proto 2000 Heritage loco.  Information on
> the box states it is a Norfolk & Western, Cab #2005, 2-8-8-2 Steam
> Locomotive and Tender.  The loco appears to me to be a Y6b, but I am not
> familiar enough to know for sure.  Is anybody familiar enough with this
> loco they can identify the class for me or can anyone describe details I
> should look for that will help me identify the class?   I can post photos
> if that will help and if I can figure out how to post them.  Thanks.
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> Jack Fletcher​
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