Winston Salem Southbound

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Were any of these WSS Mikados of USRA design or clones? If so, heavy or
light?

Some years ago I did a "what if" using the Mantua/Tyco mechanism, Cary
boiler, and Mellor conversion, plus a NPP tender and a WHOLE BUNCH of
CalScale, Kemtron, Bowser, and Cary detail parts to make a "what if" the
N&W had gone with USRA clone heavy Mikes instead of the K3 4-8-2.  Turned
out pretty well given my skill set at that point in time.  Would be
interesting to compare with the WSS locos.

Thanks!

Dave Phelps

On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 10:17 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Rick Morrison,
>
> Thanks for the history lesson and the links.  Very nice picture of WSS
> Mikado #300.
>
> Bill Demarest
>
> > On Apr 12, 2020, at 8:44 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Mikados 300 and 301 were built  new for WSS in 1925.  They were built
> at the same time as an order for 2-10-2's were being built for ACL by
> Baldwin. They eventially attained an N&W look with N&W tenders and pilots.
> The two bought from ACL were 827 in 1950 and 834 in 1952.  They got ex-N&W
> tenders, but I think they kept their ACL pilots. Two N&W W-2's, 711 and 714
> worked on WSS until the end of steam in 1957.  At some point 711 had an
> ex-ACL tender. When N&W started to replace steam with diesel, WSS did the
> same.
> >
> > WSS is still in operation today, jointly owned by CSX and NS. A lot of
> history on-line as well as what the operation looks like today:
> >
> > https://www.google.com/search?q=Winston+Salem+Southbound+steam+photos
> >
> > https://www.wvncrails.org/winston-salem-southbound-railway.html
> >
> > --Rick Morrison
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> Ed Burnett,
> >> You explained that the “Winston Salem Southbound actually owned four
> 2-8-2 mikados: numbers 300 and 301 . . .”
> >> Please forgive my lack of knowledge — new-comer to the fascinating
> history of the N&W.   What was the relationship of the “Winston Salem
> Southbound” you mentioned to the N&W?
> >> Bill Demarest
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>> On Apr 11, 2020, at 7:22 AM, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> >>>> Winston Salem Southbound actually owned four 2-8-2 mikados: numbers
> 300 and 301
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