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From: gr@uvacs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: 611 trip
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Date: Wed, 10-Aug-83 15:01:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 10 15:01:11 1983
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For Patti Balfanz et all-
   The trips running out of Chicago during the first part of August were
pulled by Norfolk & Western number 611.  The 611 was built in Roanoke VA
in May of 1950, billed as "the modern coal-burning steam locomotive" at
the time.  The 611 was far advanced in its use of roller bearings, high
grade steels, and trivial maintenance procedures.  The 611 also is of
the 4-8-4 (Northern) wheel arrangement and weighs 329 tons (engine and
loaded tender).  Tractive effort is 71000 pounds and operating boiler
pressure in 300 psi.  611 has a duplex HT stoker and carries 29 tons of
coal as well as 24000 gallons of water in its tank.
   611 is out west after its trip from Richmond VA at the end of July.
I expect it will be in the area for a while before proceeding up to
Detroit and other points along the Norfolk Southern system.

					Greg Richardson
					University of Virginia
					uvacs!gr