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HNWR001

FILES

HNWR001.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

HNWR001

Description

Locomotive No. 1219 arrives in Roanoke. The Class A was considered to be one of the "Magnificent Three" designs developed by a Norfolk & Western team headed by J.A. Pitcher, G.P. McGavok, and C.H. Faris. The Class A would break all previous performance records held by N&W engines.

Creator

W.E. Warden

Source

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

June 1955

Contributor

Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Format

Digital tiff

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HNWR001

Citation

W.E. Warden, “HNWR001,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/HNWR001.