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| Author: | as12 [ Sat May 09, 2015 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
Today, N&W Y6a 2156 was removed from the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis and was towed across the Mississippi at 2:30 pm. This has been the first time the Y6 has crossed the river in more than 50 years. Stay tuned as videos make their way onto the internet.... |
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| Author: | Reading 900 [ Sat May 09, 2015 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
Great news! Nice video on the O scale forum of the 2156 leaving MOT, being towed out by the 2100 and 2 other units, then the 2156, 3 Norfolk Southern passenger cars and loaded hopper cars for additional brakes. IIRC the brakes on the 2156 do work for the trip. Alan |
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| Author: | aswright [ Sat May 09, 2015 9:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
There's a Facebook group posting pics and attempting to follow it on its route to Roanoke, VA. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Track-NW-2156/927422067280073 |
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| Author: | Unseenthings [ Sat May 09, 2015 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
Any idea on why the passenger equipment is along for the ride? Where they collecting cars along the route to return to Roanoke? I assume it somehow made sense to pick up the tender in chattanooga and bring it west to return it east, so... |
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| Author: | TimReynolds [ Sat May 09, 2015 10:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
The N&W Baggage car, and the "Florida" were in 4501's consist last Friday when she ventured to Cleveland and back. I was up in Chattanooga for 4501's 2015 debut in March, and the water tender and Florida were there for work, don't recall seeing the baggage/tool car. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Museum-o ... 20?fref=ts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7WjLRzdos |
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| Author: | as12 [ Sat May 09, 2015 11:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
This guy managed to get the only footage of the Y6a going across the Mississippi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO_Eu1Zw4VQ |
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| Author: | Charlie [ Sun May 10, 2015 1:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
Major kudos to all of the railroads involved for their willingness to handle a move of this type! |
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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Sun May 10, 2015 3:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
Charlie wrote: Major kudos to all of the railroads involved for their willingness to handle a move of this type! Heartily seconded, especially considering the policy of a certain other road. . . Can't help but dream, but is it possible there may be a call to get her to run again? I know, I know, loads of money, restricted top speed, too much power, four cylinders and compound, too--but we can dream. . . |
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| Author: | Dave Lewandoski [ Sun May 10, 2015 11:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
if we didn't dream, all these locomotives would have been cut up, or long cold rusting away forgotten in a park. |
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| Author: | Becky Morgan [ Sun May 10, 2015 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
Exactly! Dream it, come up with a good solid plan and do it. |
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| Author: | boilerwash [ Sun May 10, 2015 12:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
What routing is the engine going to take to get to Roanoke? I'm assuming it's going to Danville, KY and then south down the CNO&TP to Knoxville then East to Roanoke since that's the most direct way. If this correct what day is the engine expected to make the move down the CNO&TP down to Knoxville? |
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| Author: | Mark Jordan [ Sun May 10, 2015 2:58 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! | ||
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| Author: | Zak Lybrand [ Sun May 10, 2015 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
Was anybody else at the RPCA dinner with Wick Moorman as the keynote speaker in 2010? Mr. Moorman openly joked with the representative from the MOT about getting "his" Y back. I didn't think anything close to that was ever going to happen. |
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| Author: | as12 [ Sun May 10, 2015 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
No, but I do remember the "Free N&W Y6a 2156. 25 years in captivity is enough!" bumper stickers that circulated for a while. Still get a good laugh out of those. |
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| Author: | dinwitty [ Sun May 10, 2015 9:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N&W Y6a en-route to Roanoke! |
from the nkp group Attention, there is a special movement of an N&W 2-8-8-2 from St. Louis to Bellevue. It went through North Findlay at about 8.35 this evening travelling at about 25-30 mph. “The Guv” ------------------------------------------------- Dan L. Merkel Membership Director, NKPHTS |
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