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

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Phil

The M2 Automatic switcher will be the subject of a future Arrow article, I just came into some photos and some technical data that will be included. The short answer is the experiment was somewhat of a success, but the inexpensive availability of the virtually new ex-C&O 0-8-0s only a few years later made the conversion too costly to be effective.

Ken Miller



> On Nov 14, 2018, at 9:28 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> An interesting display of emissions! The lead loco stack looks quite clear. Was the second loco being fired or were the dampers shut?
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> A question:
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> The N&W experimented with a one man operation using one of the 4-8-0 types possibly to eliminate crew costs. Does anyone have any information on what was behind this project and what actually happened in any trials or demonstrations? I suspect the all-conquering diesel switchers shut this line of experimentation down.
> There was something similar undertaken in Austria with a minute 2-4-2 oil fired loco for branch line services.
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> Regards from a sunny autumnal UK
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> Phil Mortimer   
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> Yes, they both have the 18,000-gallon “fish belly” tenders.  These were applied in April 1957, so this is probably is the May 1957 trip.
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> Bud Jeffries
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> Anybody notice the difference between the two Pacifics?
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> EdKing
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> Thanks to all for info on this Clinch Valley Steam excursion on 5/4/1957!
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> The following image via rrpicturesarchives (link from Rick Morrison) is a color version shot a few moments after the New York Times image it appears.
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> http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1181217 <http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1181217>
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> - Roger Link
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> Interesting article and video about New York photograph collection and working with google to digitize.
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> https://www.dpreview.com/news/9040923328/the-new-york-times-massive-photo-archive-is-being-digitized-with-google-s-help <https://www.dpreview.com/news/9040923328/the-new-york-times-massive-photo-archive-is-being-digitized-with-google-s-help>
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> 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.
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=bPX-9bTzqZQ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=bPX-9bTzqZQ>
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> Anybody recognize this location or excursion? Was the image ever used by the New York Times?
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> - Roger Link
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