0-4-0 "John Kyle"

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Thanks, Pete.  That's the kind of information that we've been seeking and
haven't really found yet.  Okay, it's not a major issue, but we'd like to
get it right.

Frank Bongiovanni

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 5:27 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


> 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:

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>>   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>* wrote:

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

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

>>

>> 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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