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

Wed Nov 14 11:56:14 EST 2018

N&W locomotives had no dampers.  The second engine is being over-fired.

EdKing

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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?

A question:

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.

Regards from a sunny autumnal UK

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.

Bud Jeffries

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Anybody notice the difference between the two Pacifics?

EdKing

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Thanks to all for info on this Clinch Valley Steam excursion on 5/4/1957!

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.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1181217

- Roger Link

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  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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