Locomotive ID

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>From the number my materials state that it's a Y-3.  Your educated guess

that it was a USRA locomotive is, I think, quite correct.

There are a number of real experts on this list who will correct me.  I also
expect that a lot of us would appreciate your posting the photo.

Frank Bongiovanni

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:47 PM, NW Mailing List
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


>   I have a photo of my grandfather standing in front of a steam

> locomotive. The location is said to be Bristol, VA/TN. I am trying to date

> the photo and identify the locomotive and hope that some one may be able to

> offer assistance. I believe, but can not confirm, he worked for the N&W. The

> locomotive carries the number 2001 and the only other discernable markings

> are the letters US on the coal/water tender. That leads me to think the

> photo was taken in the 1918-1920 time frame when the railroads were taken

> over by the government during WW I. I have seen other photos from this time

> period where the only markings were USA on the coal tender. In looking

> through the N&WHS photo archives for both the N&W and Virginian lines, the

> locomotive resembles a Class Y-2 but not exactly. Unfortunately I don’t know

> if the Y-2 existed in the 1918-1920 time frame. More than happy to send

> along the photo to anyone who might be able to identify it and confirm my

> general thoughts about the date.

>

>

>

> Jim Sprinkle

>

> jsprinkle2002 at yahoo.com

>

>

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