N&W 120Ton Wreck Crane

Tue Apr 23 13:13:14 EDT 2019

Kevin

   Steve cleared me up on that sorry .  Nothing VMT does ever comes as a surprise to me anymore . 

Larry Evans

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Subject: Re: N&W 120Ton Wreck Crane

VMT had it scrapped? The Va Museum of Transportation? I'd be quit surprised at that.

I am pretty sure it also escaped scrapping by the Va. Scrap Iron Yard much like the lost engines that survived. It was only a couple of years ago, I believe it was dragged or lifted onto the belt line track. I have pictures gleaned from a from an on-line posting from somewhere. The article talked about rescuing it. Also had pictures of the crane sitting in the weeds at Va Scrap and later on the Belt Line tracks. See below.

The N&WHS MofW roster indicates it was still sitting  on the belt line tracks last summer. See link: http://www.nwhs.org/data/mow/view.php?ID=1511

I am just curious where on the belt line. I will be in town for the upcoming convention and planned to do some exploring and if possible take a few pictures. I am modeling the crane using a Tichy kit. It is built but I need to figure out the appropriate lettering for the early 50's. In its current state I am guessing the lettering is post the 50's but not sure. A few pictures wouldn't hurt for my archives.

Kevin Byrd

Chesterfield, VA

On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 12:07 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote:

I am fairly sure that VMT had it scraped

Larry Evans

"There's the sun, there's the moon, there's the air we breathe, and

there's the Rolling Stones"  Keith Richards

On Apr 22, 2019, at 2:28 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote:

I am wondering if anyone knows the whereabouts of the former N&W steam powered wreck crane numbered 514908. 

It sat in the Va. Scrap Iron yard for many years until it was saved by the Va Museum of Transportation back in 2012. It was then placed on the tracks of the Roanoke Belt Line. It was there at least up until June 2018.

Is it still on those tracks? Where on the Belt Line? or has it been moved to another location?

Thanks!

Kevin Byrd

Chesterfield, VA  

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