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The Class J 600 is pulling a Southern Railway streamlined passenger train. The Class Js were built between 1941 and 1950.
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Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris
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Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation
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This photograph includes three types of modern, coal-burning steam locomotives designed and built by N&W. These represent the best elements of steam engine design: low initial investment, high utilization, low-cost operation and maintenence, and reliable performace. The engines are from left: the J-600, A-1203, and Y-2123.
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Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris
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Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation
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The shop gang of the Portsmouth (Ohio) Shop pose in front of Engine No. 600. In 1901, N&W purchased the Cincinnati, Portsmouth, and Virginia Railroad for $2.5 million. Portsmouth would become a major location in the future operations of N&W.
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Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris
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Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation
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