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NW 2-8-8-2 #2157 - Norfolk & Western |
| Description: |
Norfolk & Western 2-8-8-2 #2057 sits quietly in the Crewe, VA yard like a sleeping giant. Built by Alco-Richmond in march of 1923 (serial #64077, Y-3a class) as NW #2057, this loco was a heavy hitting powerhouse for long drags of coal cars in the Virginia area. The loco served well until meeting up with the scrapper's torch in February of 1959 having been replaced by diesel power. Specs - 58" drivers, super impressive 270 psi boiler pressure, 25x32" high pressure cylinders, 39x32" low pressure cylinders, massive engine wt of 539,000 lb and equally massive tractive force of 114,154 lb. The photo is by Elroy Giffin. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1956 Upload Date: 8/30/2025 4:51:02 PM |
| Location: |
Crewe, VA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NW 2157(2-8-8-2) |
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| Title: |
N&W 2-8-8-2 2157 |
| Description: |
Taken circa 1958 by an unknown photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1958 Upload Date: 4/8/2023 10:28:27 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, VA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
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| Locomotives: |
NW 2157(2-8-8-2) |
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414 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Cutting Off |
| Description: |
One of the few remaining N&W 2-8-8-2s cuts off a train on the fly after assisting it uphill in this circa 1958 scene. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1958 Upload Date: 4/8/2023 10:31:01 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, VA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
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| Locomotives: |
NW 2157(2-8-8-2) |
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364 Comments: 0 |
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