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Author:  Martin Moorefield [ Thu May 20, 2010 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Thought I'd be the first this time to post info on the newest restored N&W steamer. Here are two links that were very interesting about both the engine, and the new museum.

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news ... completion

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/restore ... uth-museum

Martin
Author:  Gary Gray [ Thu May 20, 2010 11:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
You beat me to it. Latest word from Will is that his crew will be back next week to do the welding to actually reattach the various parts of the locomotive and finish adding a few items. It was pouring rain during the crane lifts, and he didn't want to take the chance of grounding out any employees. In other "Lost Engines" news, we shook the 1118 during the switching to move 1134, but she isn't quite loose enough to move yet. 662 has been spotted to begin her cosmetic work to go to VMT. We received some other good news today, the Virginian Station project looks like it will receive another $250,000 in T-21 funding.
Author:  Stationary Steam [ Thu May 20, 2010 11:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Change the design of the station canopy a little bit and the locomotive could have been under cover and protected from the weather, instead of beginning its deterioration all over again.
Author:  Martin Moorefield [ Thu May 20, 2010 11:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Gary Gray wrote:
You beat me to it. Latest word from Will is that his crew will be back next week to do the welding to actually reattach the various parts of the locomotive and finish adding a few items. It was pouring rain during the crane lifts, and he didn't want to take the chance of grounding out any employees. In other "Lost Engines" news, we shook the 1118 during the switching to move 1134, but she isn't quite loose enough to move yet. 662 has been spotted to begin her cosmetic work to go to VMT. We received some other good news today, the Virginian Station project looks like it will receive another $250,000 in T-21 funding.



Great news about the station Gary. Congrats.

I know you guys will do a great job on the 662, 1118, and the Station. Looking at the work you all did on the 1134 is really impressive and spectacular. Can't wait to join the Roanoke Chapter soon. :D

Martin
Author:  Richard Glueck [ Fri May 21, 2010 7:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
She looks beautiful! Almost appears ready to haul her train out of the station and across Appalachia.
Author:  dinwitty [ Fri May 21, 2010 8:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
you realize the engine sat 10 years longer in the scrap yard than its active operating life.
Author:  Afboone [ Fri May 21, 2010 8:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Congrats to all involved! Question: Is that one of the water tenders from the scrap yard?

She looks great and the setting I bet is picture perfect!
Author:  Gary Gray [ Fri May 21, 2010 9:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
The tender is the 16,000 gallon one from the scrapyard, with new coalboards

http://lostengines.railfan.net/otherequip.shtml

The "15" is behind 1151 at VMT

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 35&nseq=11

Since we've got the "tenderless" locomotive, and there's a perfectly nice N&W 15,000 gallon tender sitting up there in the "back forty" at Scranton, maybe you can put in a good word for us........:)
Author:  rjenkins [ Fri May 21, 2010 9:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
dinwitty wrote:
you realize the engine sat 10 years longer in the scrap yard than its active operating life.


Actually it was closer to 20 years. She ran just under 40 years on the N&W (delivered in October of 1910, and went for scrap in June of 1950), and sat for just over 59 years in the scrapyard, until August of 2009.

Afboone wrote:
Congrats to all involved! Question: Is that one of the water tenders from the scrap yard?


Yep, that's the 16,000-gallon tender from the yard. Looks great with the coal boards rebuilt. It's hard to believe looking at the pics that less than a year ago these things were still rusting hulks in the scrapyard facing an uncertain future and a looming deadline.
Author:  dinwitty [ Sat May 22, 2010 8:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Martin Moorefield wrote:

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/restore ... uth-museum




be sure the interviewed fellow knows he has the Baldwin built engine, not the Roanoke built.

Looks like a very nice cosmetic job, its looking very sweet.

Where did the headlight come from?

You couldn't put the tender behind without them coal risers.
Author:  Gary Gray [ Sun May 23, 2010 1:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Link posted on the "Lost Engines" yahoo group

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldetownephotos
Author:  Clyde [ Mon May 24, 2010 2:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Hi guys & thanks Gary. News travels fast. I got 700 hits on my photos already.
Here is a link to my "blog" > http://oldetownephotos.blogspot.com/
and a link to my flickr photostream > http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldetownephotos

I hope to get some more this week. Now, I'll fetch me a cuppa Joe and browse the site. Thanks for allowing me to come aboard.

Clyde ( son of Clyde, Sr. of Nordan's Train Service, if any of you are into model railroading )
Author:  wilkinsd [ Mon May 24, 2010 1:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
All in all, not a bad cosmetic restoration. I realize they had to kludge together some missing parts (air compressor, pilot, rods, etc) but from a distance, you hardly notice.

I kind of hope, as time goes on, they find more period-appropriate replacement parts,or make better replicas of the missing parts. The recent post about aluminum side rods certainly is interesting.

Even if they don't, I hope they maintain her. The tender looks fantastic behind her.
Author:  dinwitty [ Tue May 25, 2010 7:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
Stationary Steam wrote:
Change the design of the station canopy a little bit and the locomotive could have been under cover and protected from the weather, instead of beginning its deterioration all over again.



things are happening, now its out of the scrap yard, it should get better attention.

I am more worried about the VMT 1151
Author:  Martin Moorefield [ Tue May 25, 2010 11:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: N&W 4-8-0 #1134 at Portsmouth, VA
dinwitty wrote:
Stationary Steam wrote:
Change the design of the station canopy a little bit and the locomotive could have been under cover and protected from the weather, instead of beginning its deterioration all over again.



things are happening, now its out of the scrap yard, it should get better attention.

I am more worried about the VMT 1151


I am too. But, hopefully work will be done on her soon. I hope.

I'm looking forward to seeing 1118 all restored in the not too distant future. After seeing pictures of 1134, I know that the Roanoke Chapter will do another fantastic job. :)

BTW, here is a picture I drew of 1118 in Art class a few months ago.

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