As a matter of information the pipes that go into the "pipe holes" are called flues. The "flum section" is actually the boiler. A boiler is made up of three...
To be honest I can not see enough in the photos to tell. The smokebox is the front section under the stack. The boiler is between the fluesheets. Which...
Well... it fills the area under teh stack, being the smokebox, and the pile of parts increases, looking back towards the firebox (too what i can see) that is...
The 611 and 1218 locomotives will be leaving the railyard at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The locomotives are going to the Roanoke Shops, located...
About all I could make out were the superheater unit ends and what looked like part of the dry pipe. I assume all the boiler interior parts are there. That is...
Just those, thats all thats there, its what didnt fit into teh boxcar they had, its maybe... a 6-10 ft. long space, only filled a 1/3 full, so its not all of...
I would have to say that my favorite engine of the four steamers would have to be 1151. 1151 is one of only four known N&W steamers that survive today that...
If I could choose how to preserve the scrapyard pieces, I would first try to remove them(of course)and put them in storage then most would go to the VMT. Then...
Does anyone know where to find the "history" of the four engines ie: where and when built,any number changes,where kept on shed and which routes used...
I know a little about them. N&W M2's 1118 and 1134 were built in 1910 by the Baldwin Locomotive works. W2 917 was built by Baldwin aslo but in 1903. M2c was ...
Hi Martin-Thanks! Just the sort of information I need. Can anyone else provide any interesting snippets for these engines, or have any old photos. Anything...
There are a couple of old photos of 1118 and also some of the non-surviving members of the M2 and W2 classes on the Lost Engines website. When I put up the...
Hi yall I've been trying for weeks now to get some form of directions and the easiest way to access the locos. So could somebody please help me out here! I...
Hi Nick, Here's a link to Google Maps with the directions from I-581 to the scrapyard's front gate. If you switch to the satellite view on the map you can see...
Hey just found this site today and was wanting to know what ever has been decided about the four steam engines? Have they been moved? What also wondering if...
I have never been to the site, but they have not been removed from the scrapyard. Norfolk Southern has been trying to find a way to remove them, but have not ...
Theres been ongoing discussions on how to move the engines, we know they cannot be moved by their own wheels, thats out of the question, any attempt to turn...
I have updated the Lost Engines site with new photos and information from a visit last week to the Virginia Scrap Iron & Metal yard by Andrew Martin, David...
Super. The engines are looking better. On 1151, it relieves me to see the front smokebox cover nearby. Glad its not missing. Looking in its smokebox re-affirms...
Hey Rich, any relationship to the late Richard Jenkins of CB&Q 5632 fame? Just doing some reading and just checking on Who's who. Theres some actors of the...
Hi Lynn, The gentleman you're thinking of (CB&Q 5632, GTW 5629) was Richard Jensen, and no, we're not related! Interestingly there have been two Hollywood...
Hello everyone. I started a yahoo group awhile back called, Friends of the VA museum of Transport. This group will discuss current events that have and are...
The Western Virginia Railroad Preservation Society will be holding a special online meeting tonight at 7:00 to discuss new information received today about the...
Virginia Museum of Transportation have saved 4 Steam engine: 917,1118,1134,1151 are all Baldwin 4-8-0 Steam engine and thier are two diesel 662,663 are Baldwin...
1151 is Roanoke built. The Western Virginia Railroad Preservation Society is taking the lead on getting the engines moved. VMT could not so the Society is...
