Steam question regarding the Shenandoah Division

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I have photographic proof of an A travelling all the way to Hagerstown on the Shenandoah Division.  The photo was made in Chambersburg, PA, 20 miles north of Hagerstown when N&W sent a Class A to the New York World's Fair in 1939-40.  The A was dead in tow, with the main rods removed, being pulled by a K-4 Pacific.  The engine was polished to perfection.  Presumably it was towed dead all the way from Roanoke.

As for speed, I remember the Y class engines which passed my childhood home near Shepherdstown. All I can say is they gave real meaning to the term "fast freight." 
I was puzzled in later years when I read about the Y class having had a top speed of 45 mph.

--Rick Morrison
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