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Title |
Charles Wade lubricates Class E2a Locomotive 578. |
Description |
Lubricator Charles Wade works on Class E2a (4-6-2) locomotive 578 in the lubritorium in Bluefield, West Virginia. This modern facility was equipped with hoses which pumped various lubricants into fittings on the locomotives using compressed air. The system was so efficient that routine lubrication of such locomotives could be finished in about 15 minutes. Once popular on the N&W, only two of these light passenger engines survived to work the once-a-day Clinch Valley District train between Bluefield and Norton, Virginia. |
Object ID |
OWL2003.08.42 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Link, O. Winston |
Date |
1955 |
Subjects |
Lubritorium Railroad employees Railroad construction & maintenance Railroad facilities Railroad locomotives Railroad maintenance Railroad repair Railroad shops & yards Railroad steam engines Engines Engines, Steam Locomotives Locomotives, Steam |
Search Terms |
Pocahontas Division Bluefield, West Virginia West Virginia Class E2a, No. 578 Clinch Valley District Norton, Virginia No. 578 |
People |
Wade, Charles, lubricator |
Collection |
O. Winston Link Print Collection |
Imagefile |
032\2003842.bmp |
Number of images |
1 |