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4/28/2025
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/1/1950 - 6/1/1950
Album Info:Beautiful unmarked photo of Norfolk & Western #1233 at rest in some unidentified yard. The missing photo was re-scanned and re-posted on 3/4/2025 after the RRPA crash.
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NW 2-6-6-4 #1233 - Norfolk & Western
Title:  NW 2-6-6-4 #1233 - Norfolk & Western
Description:  History - Built by N&W shops, 1936, class A,70" drivers, astounding 300 psi boiler pressure for its 24"x30" cylinders,engine weight of a hefty 573,000 lb and an impressive tractive effort of 125,897 lbs overall engine + tender wheelbase 108.27", pull passenger trains at 70mph, rated for 13,000 tons slow freight. No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo so approximates were used.
Photo Date:  6/1/1950  Upload Date: 3/4/2025 5:20:03 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1233(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
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