0-4-0 "John Kyle"

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I kinda remember VGN folks around Sewells Point calling them  
"battleships", but I was about 12 at the time (in 1950).

pete groom
On Nov 30, 2009, at 11:35 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> Tony, the N&W had "battleship" gons up until about 1953; the  

> Virginian had some up until the time of the merger in 1959--the N&W  

> had them all off the roster within approximately 6 months.  Most of  

> them were about 43' to 50' long.  With N&W, VGN, C&O there are  

> roughly 15 different classes of these cars; we can give you a better  

> answer if you can narrow down your request a bit.

>

> At least three different sources have given us the distinct  

> impression that "battleship gon" is a railfan/historian term that  

> was very rarely used by "real" railroaders; one exception is that it  

> appears that the term was used by N&W men referring to the VGN cars  

> right after the merger.

>

> Frank Bongiovanni

>

> On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 10:56 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org 

> > wrote:

> hello I would like to know how long did battleship gondolas stay on  

> the line and what were the lengths and car numbers? I have an idea  

> if they were as long as a 6 axle tender I could probably make one  

> out of a Bachmann auxilary tender. thanks. tony putnam

>

> --- On Sun, 11/29/09, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>  

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> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: 0-4-0 "John Kyle"

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> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

> Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 2:26 AM

>

> A friend of mine inquired about a photo he has in his collection  

> that is labeled as being at Hanging Rock, OH. It is of an 0-4-0 #2  

> named the  "John Kyle." Anyone have any additional information on  

> this locomotive, dates of operation or owner etc?

>

> Thanks,

> Whit

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