Engines No. 14 and No. 37 collided at Rural Retreat. Note the collapsed front half of the first baggage coach. While engines could often withstand collisions, the wood-constructed baggage and passenger coaches were extremely vulnerable.
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Source
Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris
Date
20 October 1920
Contributor
Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation
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Engine No. 37 was a Class N, as were all engines numbered 28 through 37. These engines, purchased by N&W, were made between 1887 and 1888. This photograph was taken at Wakefield, Ohio.
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Source
Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris
Date
12 March 1902
Contributor
Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation
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Locomotive No. 37 was used in 1871 when the South Side, Norfolk and Petersburg, and Virginia and Tennessee Railroads were consolidated, forming the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad. The AM&O was the forerunner of N&W.
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unknown
Source
Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris
Date
unknown
Contributor
Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.