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Owner: Norfolk & Western
Model:UNKNOWN NW Type A 2-6-6-4Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:340Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:Built Roanoke June 1943
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The great 1218 rolling over the flatlands of Ohio
Title:  The great 1218 rolling over the flatlands of Ohio
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/1990  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 11:06:39 PM
Location:  Clyde, OH
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
The mighty 1218 cooling its heels
Title:  The mighty 1218 cooling its heels
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/1990  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 11:07:32 PM
Location:  Fremont, OH
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
The obligatory family photo...
Title:  The obligatory family photo...
Description:  Wife, daughter, and brother-in-law...
Photo Date:  5/27/1990  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 11:08:32 PM
Location:  Fremont, OH
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
The locals admiring the awesome 1218
Title:  The locals admiring the awesome 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/1990  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 11:10:32 PM
Location:  Bellevue, OH
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
1218 articulating
Title:  1218 articulating
Description:  After a run from Fremont to Bellevue
Photo Date:  5/27/1990  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 11:10:59 PM
Location:  Bellevue, OH
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
Hanging out the Dutch door behind 1218
Title:  Hanging out the Dutch door behind 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/1990  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 11:20:27 PM
Location:  Fremont, OH
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  unknown location - not noted on slide
Photo Date:  6/4/1990  Upload Date: 11/22/2014 6:25:47 PM
Location:  UNKNOWN, MI
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
N&W 1218
Title:  N&W 1218
Description:  1218 preparing for one way ferry move to Columbus Ohio, June 8, 1990. Scheduled to depart the next day for trip to NRHS convention in St. Louis.
Photo Date:  6/8/1990  Upload Date: 12/11/2021 1:18:54 PM
Location:  Bellevue, OH
Author:  Brian Rasmussen
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:26:00 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:26:18 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:26:42 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:26:58 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:27:35 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:28:04 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:28:25 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1990  Upload Date: 11/18/2012 7:28:40 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Bryan Oliver
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  The Independence Limited arrives at Mount Vernon
Photo Date:  6/11/1990  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 3:29:28 PM
Location:  Mount Vernon, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
N&W class A 1218 approaches the A&S/SOU crossing
Title:  N&W class A 1218 approaches the A&S/SOU crossing
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/12/1990  Upload Date: 3/28/2010 6:41:13 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Bill Wilcox
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 1218 pulling the Independence Limited
Title:  Norfolk & Western 1218 pulling the Independence Limited
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/12/1990  Upload Date: 10/13/2008 10:20:26 AM
Location:  Mount Vernon, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  The Independence Limited departs Centralia
Photo Date:  6/12/1990  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 3:31:04 PM
Location:  Centralia, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  970   Comments: 5
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  The Independence Limited switching at Mount Vernon
Photo Date:  6/12/1990  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 3:30:02 PM
Location:  Mount Vernon, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
SSW L1 819, N&W A 1218, SLSF 1522 simmer next to the Union Station trainshed
Title:  SSW L1 819, N&W A 1218, SLSF 1522 simmer next to the Union Station trainshed
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/14/1990  Upload Date: 3/28/2010 6:41:19 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Bill Wilcox
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  SSW 819(4-8-4) NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4) SLSF 1522(4-8-2)
Views:  3968   Comments: 2
N&W 1218
Title:  N&W 1218
Description:  N&W 1218 at St Louis Union Station
Photo Date:  6/15/1990  Upload Date: 10/8/2006 8:51:34 AM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  1078   Comments: 0
N&W 1218
Title:  N&W 1218
Description:  Another photo of N&W 1218 at St Louis Union Station
Photo Date:  6/15/1990  Upload Date: 10/8/2006 8:54:41 AM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  715   Comments: 0
N&W 1218 Tender
Title:  N&W 1218 Tender
Description:  Photo of 1218s Tender
Photo Date:  6/15/1990  Upload Date: 10/8/2006 9:05:05 AM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  4421   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  1218 on display at St. Louis Union Station
Photo Date:  6/16/1990  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 3:35:56 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  1218 and 844 on display at St. Louis Union Station
Photo Date:  6/16/1990  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 3:36:25 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4) UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  2116   Comments: 0
N&W class A 1218 at Union Station
Title:  N&W class A 1218 at Union Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/1990  Upload Date: 3/28/2010 6:41:26 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Bill Wilcox
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
N&W class A 1218 at Union Station
Title:  N&W class A 1218 at Union Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/1990  Upload Date: 3/28/2010 6:41:11 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Bill Wilcox
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
Norfolk and Western #1218
Title:  Norfolk and Western #1218
Description:  From the collection of Dennis Schmidt
Photo Date:  7/7/1990  Upload Date: 11/25/2005 10:54:47 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Dennis Schmidt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  1005   Comments: 0
N&W 1218 on the Fort Wayne Flyer
Title:  N&W 1218 on the Fort Wayne Flyer
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/7/1990  Upload Date: 12/18/2009 1:41:10 AM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  436   Comments: 3
N&W 1218 at Columbia Avenue
Title:  N&W 1218 at Columbia Avenue
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/8/1990  Upload Date: 4/29/2010 10:50:13 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  Buffalo, NY-to-Albion, PA Steam excursion. Approaching Greengarden Street crossing.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/20/2020 6:05:00 PM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Paul Maciulewicz
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  Buffalo, NY-to-Albion, PA Steam excursion. Approaching Greengarden Street crossing.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/20/2020 6:05:04 PM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Paul Maciulewicz
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
Downtown
Title:  Downtown
Description:  NW 1218 stops downtown at the farthest reach of its trip from Buffalo. The engine will turn here, going back to Girard to wye, then gather up the crowd and return them home.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/24/2016 3:01:34 AM
Location:  Albion, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  218   Comments: 2
Articulation
Title:  Articulation
Description:  NW 1218 comes around the hard curve into Albion on the Western NY RHS trip that covered a small part of the B&LE. The sharpness of the curve shows off the articulation that made negotiating such track possible for such a large engine.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/29/2016 3:45:13 AM
Location:  Albion, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  264   Comments: 3
Kicking up the dust
Title:  Kicking up the dust
Description:  NW 1218 kicks up the dirt from a street department project as it paddles down 19th St.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 2:54:33 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  250   Comments: 2
Watching the trains go by
Title:  Watching the trains go by
Description:  In this case, something quite unusual. The NRHS trip to Albion PA on the B&LE rolls slowly down 19th St on fresh pavement, grabbing the attention of local residents, who are enjoying the view from their porches.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 2:57:42 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  231   Comments: 1
Almost there
Title:  Almost there
Description:  NW 1218 rolls through Fairview, almost to the famous street running section of Erie. It held here for an eastbound stack.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 2:59:59 AM
Location:  Fairview, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  172   Comments: 2
Onto the B&LE
Title:  Onto the B&LE
Description:  NW 1218 rolls through the connection to the Bessemer & Lake Erie at Girard, west of Erie. Quite a crowd has turned out to see the storied 2-6-6-4.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 3:05:06 AM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
Blasting down the Nickel Plate
Title:  Blasting down the Nickel Plate
Description:  NW 1218 rolls west at a good clip on the former Nickel Plate, showing why it was well known as a fast freight route.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 3:09:44 AM
Location:  Portland, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  143   Comments: 1
NKP signal
Title:  NKP signal
Description:  NW 1218 rolls past a typical example of an NKP traffic light style signal, now a dozen miles out of Buffalo on a Western NY RHS trip to Albion PA on the B&LE.
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 3:14:04 AM
Location:  Wanakah, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  149   Comments: 2
Close and fast
Title:  Close and fast
Description:  NW 1218 rolls past the camera at speed just after passing the signal in an earlier photo. It was an impressive experience!!
Photo Date:  8/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 3:16:43 AM
Location:  Wanakah, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  153   Comments: 2
1218 through the rain
Title:  1218 through the rain
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/1990  Upload Date: 3/3/2005 12:21:24 PM
Location:  Fayette, OH
Author:  Dennis Andariese
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  571   Comments: 2
A large waiting crowd awaits N&W's 1218 arrival from an excursion
Title:  A large waiting crowd awaits N&W's 1218 arrival from an excursion
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/9/1990  Upload Date: 11/29/2017 4:23:46 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Thom Horvath
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  124   Comments: 1
N&W 1218 in Chilhowie
Title:  N&W 1218 in Chilhowie
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/1990  Upload Date: 1/25/2013 7:38:25 PM
Location:  Chilhowie, VA
Author:  Matt Helton
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
Bob Saxtan, Chuck Akers and N&W 1218
Title:  Bob Saxtan, Chuck Akers and N&W 1218
Description:  Bob Saxtan and Pilot Engineer Chuck Akers eastbound through Chilhowie
Photo Date:  9/15/1990  Upload Date: 1/25/2013 7:38:26 PM
Location:  Chilhowie, VA
Author:  Matt Helton
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  954   Comments: 0
N&W 1218
Title:  N&W 1218
Description:  N&W 1218 returning to Bristol from Radford. This photo was made in the Barytes community of Bristol along Beaver View Drive.
Photo Date:  9/15/1990  Upload Date: 1/25/2013 7:38:26 PM
Location:  Barytes, VA
Author:  Matt Helton
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
NW 1218 on Bristol-Knoxville trip
Title:  NW 1218 on Bristol-Knoxville trip
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/1990  Upload Date: 10/14/2013 4:21:50 PM
Location:  Morristown, TN
Author:  Johnny Winkler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
NW 1218 on a Bristol-Knoxville round trip
Title:  NW 1218 on a Bristol-Knoxville round trip
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/1990  Upload Date: 2/25/2015 3:03:15 PM
Location:  Morristown, TN
Author:  Johnny Winkler
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  136   Comments: 0


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