Beautiful photograph, great write-up, Mitch ... thanks for posting.
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Nice photo and historical information. Just imagine if these two ladies were both operational in addition to the 'J' 611. Roanoke would find themselves with every rail fan in the USA at their museum!
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very nice shot Mitch
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Great job, Mitch. This one really pops.
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What was the turnaround time for units like these to get them ready for their next assignment?
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Great work! It almost looks like the locomotive's are making smoke. As to the servicing question, NO ONE was more effiecent than the N&W when it came to servicing their "big three" locomotive's. The locomotive's themselves were easy to maintain being fitted with cast bed frames, roller bearings and multiple lube lines. The brilliant N&W innovation, the "lubratorium" put that job inside, out of the weather, in awell lite area and with most lubricants dispensed by rubber hose and special fitting nozzles. Everything was so efficient, a big three engine could be turned in under two hours rather than 6 or 8 or more. By getting more work out of one engine, the railroad needed fewer engines thus saving a great deal of money.
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