Last Week/Day of Steam on the N&W

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Mason Cooper's book says (as I recall) that K1 114 made the last run in 
1958 in the Shenandoah Valley and was towed back to Roanoke the next 
day. M2 1119 was at Waynesboro and was likewise towed to Roanoke.

Jeff Cornelius

nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:


>All - I am trying to gather some information concerning the last few

>days of steam on the N&W (assuming this would all have been in

>Williamson).  Aside from the fact that the #2190 made the last mainline

>run (Pigeon Creek shifter) and the #291 worked the last yard job in

>Williamson, does anyone know how much has been documented about those

>actual jobs?  I'm thinking of such specifics as crew members, train

>orders for the shifter, etc.

>

>I've been wondering about other related trivia such as: Is there any

>information on the specific motive power that performed those same jobs

>the following day?  Is there any similar information concerning the last

>days that steam worked the other jobs out of Williamson (ie, Kermit

>Shifter, Chattaroy Shifter, etc.)?  Does anyone know if diesels took

>over directly after the K1's on the Kenova District local (I realize

>this would have been before 1960), or if some other steam power have

>worked the local for some period of time (or maybe leased ACL/RF&P E

>units? - just kidding)?

>

>Thank you in advance for your help.

>

>A. P. Robinson

>

>

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