Steam Locomotive - Norfolk and Western Class G-1 #6

Class G-1 Steam Locomotive 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS G-1 DESCRIPTION

  • Manufacturer: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA
  • Production era: 1889- 1897
  • Freight engine.
  • Number built: 14
  • The 2-8-0 was one of the most popular steam types, and was used throughout the U. S.
  • Could pull up to 50 wooden cars at a speed of 35 mph.
  • Cowcatcher on the front
  • Hand fired (coal shoveled into the boiler by hand)

# 6

  • Built January 1897 for the N&W Railway ( originally #352)
  • Cost: $10,800
  • Sold May 1917 to the Virginia Carolina Railroad and became #6
  • Re-acquired by the N&W in 1920 when the N&W purchased the Virginia Carolina line
  • Used on the Abingdon Branch which ran from Abingdon, VA to West Jefferson, NC.
  • Last used to pull stock cars on the Honaker Branch in 1955.
  • Retired January 1955
  • This is the oldest locomotive in the Museum collection