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HNWR072

FILES

HNWR072.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

HNWR072

Description

Engine No. 1438 was one of many Class Z-1A engines used by N&W. This particular engine was built in January 1916 in Schenectady, New York. These engines, numbered 1315 through 1438, were built between 1912 and 1917. A number of them were purchased to enhance N&W's ability to keep up with its rapidly expanding business.

Creator

unknown

Source

Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris

Date

unknown

Contributor

Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Format

Digital tiff

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HNWR072

Citation

unknown, “HNWR072,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed April 15, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/HNWR072.