J Builders plate on ebay

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Rick Morrison,

Yes.  The builder's numbering system for Roanoke produced locomotives
started at "1" for the first locomotive out shopped by the Roanoke Machine
Works.

According to a tabulation titled, "Locomotives and Boilers Manufactured by
Roanoke Shops," which I believe may have been compiled by the late N & W
historian, Art Bixby in the 1970's, the first locomotive produced by the
Roanoke Machine Works, the photographically immortalized Class I locomotive
117, outshopped 9/1884, had the boiler number "1."  The 118 had boiler
number "2," etc.

Addressing Rod Peisker's request about builder's numbers for N & W Class J
4-8-4 locomotives, the same tabulation shows:

    The 600 - 604 had boiler numbers 311 - 315
    The 605 - 610 had boiler numbers 347 - 352
    The 611 - 613 had boiler numbers 388 - 390

Although this tabulation uses the term "boiler number," the more common
terms are "builder's number," "builder number" or "construction number"
usually depending on the builder.

Gordon Hamilton

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> Folks seem to be confusing engine numbers and builders numbers.  390 is a
> project number or serial number to identify the sequence or number of
items
> built.  Some Manufacturers start their work numbers from #1 when they go
> into business, or #100 or #1000.  I don't know what Roanoke Shops did.  It
> would be interesting to know if their numbering started with the old
> Roanoke Machine Works.
>
> Rick Morrison
>
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