1920 Rural Retreat Wreck Photos

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Pete,

None of the K1's, such as the 102, was ever streamlined.  Regarding the 558,
don't underestimate the abilities of Roanoke Shops.  The 552 not only was
repaired, but it soldiered on until June 1952 according to information in
Richard E. Prince's book.

Gordon Hamilton

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Subject: Re: 1920 Rural Retreat Wreck Photos


> Didn't the 102 live on to be streamlined and be the usual power on a
> Norfolk - Richmond (or Petersburg) train (the Cannonball??) in the
> '50s?  I believe that I rode behind it once from R'mond (Petersburg?)
> to Norfolk.  I came down from DC on the RF&P.
>
> What happened to the 558?  With the cylinders shorn off, looks like a
> write-off.
>
> Pete Groom
>
> On Nov 11, 2004, at 7:51 AM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
>
> > . . .
>
> > The engine on the left is the 102, a K1 4-8-2.  The one on the right
> > is the
> > 558, an E2 4-6-2 (the trailer is sort of a giveaway that it ain't a
> > 2-6-0)
> >
> > EdKing
> > . . .
>
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