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Welcome to the Lost Engines Yahoo Group, a forum to discuss the preservation and restoration of the Norfolk & Western steam locomotives and other historic railroad equipment from the Virginia Scrap Iron & Metal yard in Roanoke, as well as other "lost engines" around the country.

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Making a Daily Driver
I believe that in 1991-1992 it cost Strasburg $975,000 to make 475 a daily driver. The smoke box is a welded one with fake rivets to make it appear "of the
Posted - Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:18 am
 steelestag
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TWVRPS Donates "Lost Engines" Funds
The Western Virginia Railroad Preservation Society is donating the funds raised in the Lost Engines Appeal to the Roanoke Chapter, NRHS to help out with the
Posted - Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:43 am
 Richard Jenkins
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Re: Cylinders
While the N&W M2's shared a number of basic specifications with the Class "M", they were in reality very different locomotives. The only parts that I've seen
Posted - Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:44 am
 Gary Gray
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Re: Cylinders
are you talking about the exhaust piping? You have to remember that the 475 is an M, the Lost Engines are M2's, with a bigger boiler, so the exhaust piping may
Posted - Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:14 am
 Lynn Willer
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Cylinders
Hello: I notice that the valve cylinders are more verticle on these engines than they are on the Strasburg 475...in which they seem to slant in at the top.
Posted - Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:21 am
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