N & WHS 2008 convention (Loco #578)

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Fri Apr 18 09:50:51 EDT 2008

N&W #578 was a class E-2a that in the 1950s was assigned to passenger
trains 5 and 6 that ran between Bluefield and Norton on the Clinch
Valley Line.

There are photos of #578 in action on page 92 of Norfolk & Western in
Color by Jim Nichols; on page 108 of Norfolk & Western Passenger Service
1946-1971 by William Warden (revised by Kenneth Miller); and on page 12
of the July/August, 2004 The Arrow (Vol. 20, No. 4).

Paul Mandelkern
Winter Park, Florida



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To answer Godon Hamilton's inquiry about the 578's service, it
was retired at Bluefield on 12-26-1958 and donated to the Ohio Railway
Museum on 2-12-1959.

Bud Jeffries

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Gale Martin,

I appreciated learning of the model of N&W 578, and I am
sure that many of the attendees at the N&WHS convention in Marion in
June will enjoy the Marion County Historical Society's exhibits.

You should know that there was no image with your April
15 message, just a blank frame. Also, you might like to know of some
corrections to the information in your message. The Norfolk and Western
trains did not pass through Marion in the 1920's and early 1930's. The
N&W did not reach Marion until it acquired the Pennsylvania RR's
Columbus - Sandusky line on Oct. 16, 1964. Additionally, N&W 578 was
built in 1910 by American Locomotive Company in Richmond, VA -- not in
Roanoke, VA. Finally, the demise of the steam locomotive on the N&W
occurred in May 1960 rather than the late 1940's. Possibly someone else
can report how late N&W 578 operated into the final years of steam.

I hope the above information is of some help.

Gordon Hamilton

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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:44 PM
Subject: N & WHS 2008 convention

Child Hood Memories of Norfolk and Western
Railway Company's Class E-2, NO. 578


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In the late 1920's and early 1930's a Sunday
afternoon's recreation for Robert Miley and his father, Walter was to
spend the afternoon watching the trains come and go in Marion Ohio. In
those days they could watch them all from the platform of the Union
Depot. The Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, New York Central,
Pennsylvania, Erie, Norfolk & Western all passed through to the delight
of rail fans young and old.



As an adult, Robert mourned the passing of those
beloved days with his father and created the model shown above in memory
of happy times spent with his father. The model is on display at the
Marion County Historical Society Museum, Heritage Hall and is 97 inches
long and 18 inches tall. Robert constructed this Norfolk & Western class
E-2 entirely by hand in 1"= 1' scale.



The original Norfolk and Western Railway
Company's Class E-2, NO. 578 was built in the Roanoke, Virginia shop of
the American Locomotive Works. The engine was "shopped" many times
during it's service life and modernizing improvements were made. This
model represents the original configuration plus subsequent changes.
Number 578 remained in active service until the demise of the steam
locomotive, circa the late 1940's.

I would like to extend an invitation to all
your members, convention attendees and interested parties to visit the
Listen to the Rails: Marion, Crossroads of History exhibit at the Marion
County Historical Society Museum, Heritage Hall between June 5 and
October 26 2008.

I was delighted to learn that your convention
will be held here in Marion from June 11 to 15 2008 and it seems that
this exhibit is very timely. We will have many displays pertaining to
the Marion rail systems and their importance to the growth of Marion,
Ohio and the USA. While you are here enjoying the restored depot and
interlocking tower, be sure to check out all of the great old and new
photos of trains on exhibit and our exhibits containing interesting
antiques and artifacts pertaining to the many rail systems which once
ran (and still do) through Marion and Marion County.

The Marion County Historical Society takes great
pleasure in extending an invitation to your organization to visit us,
enjoy the exhibit and the gift shop with many Marion and train related
items available for purchase.

Gale E. Martin, Director
Marion County Historical Society
169 E. Church St.
Marion, OH 43302
740-387-4255
mchist2 at verizon.net

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