0-4-0 "John Kyle"

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ok thanks Frank. I suppose this answered my question. I kinda figured they were named that because of the Atlantic Fleets old battleships used coal before they were rebuilt to burn oil. talk to you later. tony 

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From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Subject: Re: 0-4-0 "John Kyle"
To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 7:35 PM



Tony, the N&W had "battleship" gons up until about 1953; the Virginian had some up until the time of the merger in 1959--the N&W had them all off the roster within approximately 6 months.  Most of them were about 43' to 50' long.  With N&W, VGN, C&O there are roughly 15 different classes of these cars; we can give you a better answer if you can narrow down your request a bit.  
 
At least three different sources have given us the distinct impression that "battleship gon" is a railfan/historian term that was very rarely used by "real" railroaders; one exception is that it appears that the term was used by N&W men referring to the VGN cars right after the merger.  
 
Frank Bongiovanni


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hello I would like to know how long did battleship gondolas stay on the line and what were the lengths and car numbers? I have an idea if they were as long as a 6 axle tender I could probably make one out of a Bachmann auxilary tender. thanks. tony putnam

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Subject: 0-4-0 "John Kyle" 

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Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 2:26 AM



A friend of mine inquired about a photo he has in his collection that is labeled as being at Hanging Rock, OH. It is of an 0-4-0 #2 named the  "John Kyle." Anyone have any additional information on this locomotive, dates of operation or owner etc?

Thanks,
Whit



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