Y5 2106

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If I remember correctly, the front engine of 1218 was from 1205.  Not sure 
of the other circumstances, but I think this occured at Portsmouth shops.

--Rick Morrison

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Subject: Re: Y5 2106


>I was too young to be observant at the end of steam, but to my observation 
>of sale dates, photos and such, only a small percentage was scrapped by the 
>N&W itself.  I think that a lot of this was happened so fast that records 
>after retirement were considered less important, the same happened with a 
>lot of other equipment as well. There seems to be little evidence of any 
>quantity of stored steam around Roanoke awaiting scrapping.
>
> I am not saying nothing was scrapped in Roanoke, just not as much as was 
> scrapped elsewhere. I suspect that what was being scrapped in Roanoke was 
> done mostly to acquire parts to keep what was still in service usable. I 
> know that when we were running 1218, its front engine was apparently from 
> another Class A.
>
>
> Ken Miller
>
>
> On Jul 13, 2014, at 9:19 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
>> My Prince book indicates July 1959, possibly retirement date might not be 
>> scrap date and the railroad later scrapped it themselves, 2105, 2107 show 
>> being sold to scrap dealers, but 2106 does not show being sold for scrap 
>> to a dealer.
>>
>> -Lynn-
>> On 7/10/2014 1:40 AM, nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.org wrote:
>>> From: NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On 
>>> Behalf Of
>>> NW Mailing List
>>> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 1:58 AM
>>> To:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
>>> Subject: Y5 2106
>>>
>>> I have the headlight from Y5 2106 and wonder if anyone can provide it's
>>> retirement date and the name of the scrapper (in Cincinnati) who bought 
>>> it.
>>> I know it was either D J Joseph Co. or Moscowitz Scrap Metals but don't 
>>> know
>>> which one actually got it. It believe it was scrapped circa 1969-60. The 
>>> two
>>> scrappers were adjacent to each other along the Ohio River west of
>>> Cincinnati beside the B&O and Big Four tracks. Also, if anyone has 
>>> photos of
>>> this engine and can provide prints, I would be interested in purchasing
>>> some.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim Herron
>
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