Norfolk & Western Railway

Diesel Survivors

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Roanoke, Va / Oct 1999 / JCH

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from TRAINS magazine - Sep 1958 / collection

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JCH and RWH

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from EXTRA 2200 South magazine #60 - Apr 1977 / collection

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Diesel classes marked in above have examples included in our scrapbook below

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Alco

Norfolk & Western #41

  • builder:American Locomotive Co.
  • model:T6
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Aug 1959, Alco #83383
  • series:57 produced 1958-69
  • engine:Alco 251B (6 cyl, 1000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #41
    1 of 40 in original NW order
    NW largest T6 purchaser (40 of 57)
    to Roanoke Chapter NRHS
    at Virginia Museum of Transportation
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    Norfolk & Western #300

  • builder:American Locomotive Co.
  • model:RS3
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Sep 1955, Alco #81361
  • series:1418 produced 1950-56
  • engine:Alco 244D (12 cyl, 1600 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #300
    1 of 8 in original NW order
    to Norfolk & Western #99
    to Roanoke Transportation Museum
    to Virginia Museum of Transportation
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    Norfolk & Western #1135

  • builder:American Locomotive Co.
  • model:"Century" C630
  • type:C-C road switcher
  • built:Sep 1967, Alco #3480-01
  • series:133 produced 1965-68
  • engine:Alco 251 (3000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #1135
    1 of 10 in original NW order
    to Virginia Museum of Transportation
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    Chesapeake Western #10

  • builder:American Locomotive Co.
  • model:T6
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Jan 1959, Alco #82309
  • series:57 produced 1958-69
  • engine:Alco 251B (6 cyl, 1000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #40
    to Chesapeake Western #10
    to Virginia Museum of Transportation
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    Electro-Motive Division

    Norfolk & Western #521

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP9
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Dec 1958, EMD #24963
  • series:4092 produced 1954-63
  • engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #521
    1 of 22 in original NW order
    to Virginia Museum of Transportation
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    Norfolk & Western #620

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP9
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Oct 1958, EMD #24772
  • series:3436 produced (350 for NW)
  • engine:EMD 567C 16 cyls. 1750 hp
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #620
    to NC Transportation Museum, 1985
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    postcard / collection

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    Norfolk & Western #675

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP9
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Feb 1959, EMD #24827
  • series:4122 produced 1954-63
  • engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #675
    to Consolidated Coal Corporation
    to Mid-America Locomotive & Car Repair
    to Bluegrass Railroad Museum
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    Versailles, Ky / Feb 2018 / RWH

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    Norfolk & Western #1776

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SD45
  • type:C-C road power
  • built:Feb 1970, EMD #35532
  • series:1260 produced 1965-71
  • engine:EMD 645E3 (20 cyl, 3600 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #1776
    1 of 115 in original NW order
    to Norfolk Southern #1776
    to Virginia Museum of Transportation
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    Norfolk & Western EMD SD45 #1776

    nw1776e Built in 1970, the 1776 was one of 115 SD45s purchased by the Norfolk & Western (N&W) Railway. It was delivered in the "Pevler Blue" paint scheme, named for N&W president Herman Pevler.

    In honor of the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the 1776 was painted red, white, and blue. This patriotic color scheme adorned the engine from 1974-1978 as it headed trains across the N&W system.

    The engine was painted black in 1978 and continued in service until 1988. In 2011, as part of the Museum's collection, the engine was voted a People's Choice Award Winner in the Virginia Association of Museums' Top Ten Endangered artifacts competition as well as the winner of Trains Magazine's annual $10,000 rail project award. Its cosmetic restoration was completed in 2012 in the Norfolk Southern Shops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    Historical Marker Database

    image Shenandoah, Va / May 1974 / David Callahan

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    from EXTRA 2200 South magazine #45 - Apr 1974 / collection

    Norfolk & Western #2349

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SD9
  • type:C-C road switcher
  • built:Apr 1957, EMD #23164
  • series:515 produced 1954-59
  • engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Nickel Plate Road #349
    to Norfolk & Western #2349
    to Norfolk Southern #52
    to Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum
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    This page was updated on 2022-12-06