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Metadata
Title |
Engine 1218 Comes Home |
Dates of Creation |
January 25, 1996 |
Scope & Content |
Article in The Roanoke Times about the return of Norfolk Southern's Class A No. 1218 steam locomotive to Roanoke from Birmingham, Alabama. The article mentions that the Virginia Museum of Transportation had requested that Norfolk Southern donate the 1218 to the museum, but that Norfolk Southern had not made a decision yet. |
Year Range from |
1996 |
Creator |
Edwards, Greg |
Year Range to |
1996 |
Subjects |
Locomotives, Steam |
Search Terms |
Birmingham, AL Class A Class A, No. 1218 Class J, No. 611 East End Shops, Roanoke, VA Norfolk and Western Railway Norfolk Southern Portsmouth, OH Roanoke Transportation Museum (now Virginia Museum of Transportation) Roanoke, Virginia Union Carbide Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Virginia Wasena Park, Roanoke, VA |
People |
Auman, Bob, Norfolk Southern Spokesman Houck, Kay Robertson, Roy, Norfolk Southern carman Tompasis, J. A., Norfolk Southern carman welder |
Collection |
O. Winston Link Museum Archives Collection |
Imagefile |
037\200706125.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Object ID |
OWL2007.06.125 |
Extent of Description |
1-newspaper clipping, size 13 1/2" x 9 1/4"; 1-newspaper clipping, size 12 1/2" x 10" |