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Norfolk and Western Railway class J (1941)

Index Norfolk and Western Railway class J (1941)

The Norfolk and Western Railway's J class was a class of 4-8-4 streamlined steam locomotives built by the railway's own Roanoke Shops located in Roanoke, Virginia from 1941 to 1950. [1]

71 relations: Asheville, North Carolina, ASME, Atlanta, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Baker valve gear, Birmingham Special, Birmingham, Alabama, Boiler, Bristol, Virginia, Cavalier (N&W train), Center of mass, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chesapeake and Ohio 2716, Cincinnati, Coal, Electro-Motive Diesel, EMD E6, EMD E7, EMD E8, Federal Railroad Administration, Front Royal, Virginia, Great Dismal Swamp, Greensboro, North Carolina, Heritage Documentation Programs, Kalmbach Publishing, List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks, Lulu.com, Lynchburg, Virginia, Manassas, Virginia, Mark Rothko, National Park Service, Norfolk and Western 1218, Norfolk and Western Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk, Virginia, North Carolina Transportation Museum, O. Winston Link, Pelican (train), Petersburg, Virginia, Piedmont Limited, Piston valve (steam engine), Pocahontas (train), Powhatan Arrow, Powhatan, West Virginia, Radford, Virginia, Railroad switch, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Roanoke Shops, Roanoke, Virginia, ..., Robert B. Claytor, Rolling-element bearing, Salisbury, North Carolina, Southern Pacific 4449, Southern Railway (U.S.), Southern Railway 4501, Spencer, North Carolina, Streamliner, Tennessean (train), The Roanoke Times, Trailing wheel, Train, Trains (magazine), Tug Fork, Vehicle registration plate, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Virginian Railway, W. Graham Claytor, 2-6-6-4, 21st Century Steam, 4-8-4. Expand index (21 more) »

Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville is a city and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

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ASME

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach." ASME is thus an engineering society, a standards organization, a research and development organization, a lobbying organization, a provider of training and education, and a nonprofit organization.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad is a former U. S. Class I railroad from 1900 until 1967, when it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.

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Baker valve gear

After about 1910 Baker valve gear was the main competitor to Walschaerts valve gear for steam locomotives in the United States.

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Birmingham Special

The Birmingham Special was a passenger train operated by the Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western Railway, and Pennsylvania Railroad in the southeastern United States.

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Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the seat of Jefferson County.

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Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated.

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Bristol, Virginia

Bristol is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Cavalier (N&W train)

The Cavalier was one of the named passenger trains of the Norfolk and Western Railway.

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Center of mass

In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space is the unique point where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero, or the point where if a force is applied it moves in the direction of the force without rotating.

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with a population of 177,571 in 2016.

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Chesapeake and Ohio 2716

The Chesapeake & Ohio 2716 is a 2-8-4 "Kanawha" type steam locomotive built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

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Cincinnati

No description.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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EMD E6

The EMD E6 was a, A1A-A1A, passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation, and its corporate successor, General Motors Electro-Motive Division, of La Grange, Illinois.

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EMD E7

The E7 was a, A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois.

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EMD E8

The E8 was a, A1A-A1A passenger-train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois.

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Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT).

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Front Royal, Virginia

Front Royal is a town in Warren County, Virginia, United States.

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Great Dismal Swamp

The Great Dismal Swamp is a large swamp in the Coastal Plain Region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

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Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro (formerly Greensborough) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Heritage Documentation Programs

Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS).

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Kalmbach Publishing

Kalmbach Publishing Co. is an American publisher of books and magazines, many of them railroad-related, located in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks

The following is a list of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since it began the program in 1971.

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Lulu.com

Lulu Press, Inc., doing business as Lulu.com, is an online print-on-demand, self-publishing, and distribution platform.

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Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Manassas, Virginia

Manassas (formerly Manassas Junction) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko, born Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz (Ма́ркус Я́ковлевич Ротко́вич, Markuss Rotkovičs; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970), was an American painter of Russian Jewish descent.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.

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Norfolk and Western 1218

Norfolk and Western No.

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Norfolk and Western Railway

The Norfolk and Western Railway was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982.

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Norfolk Southern Railway

The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States.

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Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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North Carolina Transportation Museum

The North Carolina Transportation Museum is a museum in Spencer, North Carolina.

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O. Winston Link

Ogle Winston Link (December 16, 1914 – January 30, 2001), known commonly as O. Winston Link, was an American photographer.

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Pelican (train)

The Pelican was a named train of the Southern Railway which ran from New York City to New Orleans and back until 1970.

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Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Piedmont Limited

The Piedmont Limited was a named passenger train operated by the Southern Railway in the southern United States.

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Piston valve (steam engine)

Piston valves are one form of valve used to control the flow of steam within a steam engine or locomotive.

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Pocahontas (train)

The Pocahontas was one of the named passenger trains of the Norfolk and Western Railway.

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Powhatan Arrow

The Powhatan Arrow was one of the named passenger trains of the Norfolk and Western.

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Powhatan, West Virginia

Powhatan is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia located approximately one mile from Northfork, West Virginia.

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Radford, Virginia

Radford (formerly Lovely Mount, Central City, English Ferry and Ingle's Ferry) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Railroad switch

A railroad switch, turnout, or points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off.

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Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad

The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad was a railroad connecting Richmond, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. The track is now the RF&P Subdivision of the CSX Transportation system; the original corporation is no longer a railroad company.

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Roanoke Shops

Norfolk Southern Roanoke Shops in 2004. The Roanoke Shops (also called the East End Shops) is a Norfolk Southern workshop and maintenance facility in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Robert B. Claytor

Robert Buckner Claytor (February 27, 1922 – April 9, 1993) was an American railroad administrator.

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Rolling-element bearing

A rolling-element bearing, also known as a rolling bearing, is a bearing which carries a load by placing rolling elements (such as balls or rollers) between two bearing rings called races.

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Salisbury, North Carolina

Salisbury is a city in North Carolina and the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina, United States.

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Southern Pacific 4449

Southern Pacific 4449 is the only surviving example of Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP) (today Union Pacific) GS-4 class of steam locomotives.

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Southern Railway (U.S.)

The Southern Railway (also known as Southern Railway Company and now known as the current incarnation of the Norfolk Southern Railway) is a name of a class 1 railroad that was based in the Southern United States.

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Southern Railway 4501

Southern Railway No.

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Spencer, North Carolina

Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, incorporated in 1905.

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Streamliner

A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance.

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Tennessean (train)

The Tennessean was a named passenger train jointly operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) and the Southern Railway (SR).

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The Roanoke Times

The Roanoke Times is the primary newspaper in Southwestern Virginia and is based in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.

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Trailing wheel

On a steam locomotive, a trailing wheel or trailing axle is generally an unpowered wheel or axle (wheelset) located behind the driving wheels.

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Train

A train is a form of transport consisting of a series of connected vehicles that generally runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers.

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Trains (magazine)

Trains is a monthly US magazine dedicated to trains and railroads, and is one of the two flagship publications of Kalmbach Publishing.

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Tug Fork

The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, long,U.S. Geological Survey.

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Vehicle registration plate

A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English) or a license plate (American English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes.

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Virginia Museum of Transportation

The Virginia Museum of Transportation is a museum devoted to the topic of transportation located in Downtown Roanoke, Virginia, US.

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Virginian Railway

The Virginian Railway was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States.

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W. Graham Claytor

William Graham Claytor (December 20, 1886 – February 28, 1971), of Roanoke, Virginia, was the vice president of Appalachian Power Company, an electric utility service.

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2-6-6-4

In the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotive wheel arrangement, a 2-6-6-4 is a locomotive with a two-wheel leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck.

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21st Century Steam

The 21st Century Steam program was a program begun by the Norfolk Southern Railway in 2011 and featured several classic steam locomotives pulling passenger excursions along Norfolk Southern rails in the eastern United States.

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4-8-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and four trailing wheels on two axles.

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N&W J class (1941), N&W J class(1941), Norfolk & Western 611, Norfolk and Western 611.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_Railway_class_J_(1941)

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