Y5 2106

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Ssorry Ed.  I have both your A books.  Remember, I said if my memory was 
correct.  Alas, it was not.

--Rick Morrison


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Subject: Re: Y5 2106


> Rick - the front engine of 1218 was from 1218.  The 1205 front engine had 
> multiple-bearing crossheads and could not be mistaken for a later-series A 
> front engine, and it was swapped with 1213 at Portsmouth Shops after 1205 
> was damaged in a wreck at Chattaroy.  They gave 1205 the 1213's front 
> engine (which was similar to 1218's) to expedite its return to service.
>
> For Shame!  If you had the book about the A, you'd know all about that.
>
> EdKing
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: NW Mailing List
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 11:33 AM
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> Subject: Re: Y5 2106
>
> 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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> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 4:12 PM
> 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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