N&W E2a 578 double header in New York Times?

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Dean - 

I don’t mind being mistaken – most folks are, from time to time.  But I’d appreciate it if you could tell the date of that “farewell to steam” trip.

BTW – are you related to the late Clyde Taylor, who was Roundhouse Foreman at Bristol in 1956?  He was a Bluefield native.

EdKing

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Subject: RE: N&W E2a 578 double header in New York Times?

Unfortunately you are mistaken. The double head trip was during the farewell to steam. The last run was completed with a Gp-9 such as the last creeper pass service. My father James R Taylor was fireman on the double head trip and engineer on the last steam and diesel CV passenger trains.
Dean Taylor 



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Date: 11/12/18 7:09 PM (GMT-05:00) 
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Subject: RE: N&W E2a 578 double header in New York Times? 

Roger,

                This is the last run of train #5&6 over the Clinch Valley District which took place on April 4, 1959.

Mason Cooper

 

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Sent: Monday, November 12, 2018 6:48 PM
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Subject: N&W E2a 578 double header in New York Times?

 

Interesting article and video about New York photograph collection and working with google to digitize.

 

https://www.dpreview.com/news/9040923328/the-new-york-times-massive-photo-archive-is-being-digitized-with-google-s-help

 

If you watch the video, there is a image of N&W E2a 578 on a bridge with a double header (at 1:02). I wasn't able to find any 578 double header images in the NWHS online collection.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=bPX-9bTzqZQ

 

Anybody recognize this location or excursion? Was the image ever used by the New York Times?

 

- Roger Link

 



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