The Norfolk and Western Class W2 was a class of 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotives built by several manufacturers such as Baldwin Locomotive Works, Richmond Locomotive Works, Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works, and the N&W's Roanoke Shops for the Norfolk and Western Railway between 1901 and 1905.
History[]
Between 1901 and 1905, a total of 202 examples of the Norfolk and Western Class W2 were ever constructed by four manufacturers, Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works in Paterson, New Jersey, Richmond Locomotive Works in Richmond, Virginia and the N&W's own Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia.
All examples of the class were retired from active service and all but one of the 202 examples was scrapped.
Sole Survivor[]
Main article: Norfolk and Western No. 917.
No. 917 was constructed in 1903 by Bladwin and was retired in 1950, after the Norfolk & Western gave up steam. No. 917, along with Class M2s Nos. 1118, 1134, and and M2c No. 1151 had been sold for scrap. For nearly sixty years these four little-known survivors of the steam era awaited their fate hidden among the creepers at the Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal Co. yard on South Jefferson Street in Roanoke, Virginia and were later accompanied by vintage Baldwin diesels Chesapeake Western 662 and 663 among other rolling stock.
In 1997 the website The Lost Engines of Roanoke was launched as a call to action to save the four steam engines that time forgot. Today, the locomotives are no longer lost, with all of the locomotives and rolling stock from the Roanoke scrapyard having found new homes in preservation.
In 2008, No. 917 was removed from the yard for cosmetic restoration. Nowadays No. 917 resides at their new home in Bellville, Ohio along with a 1926 baggage car and a 1940 caboose which have both been converted into railroad-themed restaurant called the Buckeye Express Diner.
As of today, No. 917 still remains on static display.
Stock list[]
673–799 Series[]
***W.I.P***
| Image | Loco No. | Build date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frameless | 673 | 1901 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 674 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 675 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 676 | 1901 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 677 | - | Scrapped |
|
678 | 1902 | Scrapped |
| 679 | 1902 | Scrapped | |
|
680 | 1902 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 681 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 682 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 683 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 684 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 685 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 686 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 687 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 688 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 689 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 690 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 691 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 692 | - | Scrapped |
|
701 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 702 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 703 | - | Scrapped |
| File:Norfolk and Western No. 704.jpeg | 704 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 705 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 706 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 707 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 708 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 709 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 710 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 711 | - | Scrapped |
#843[]
| Image | Loco No. | Build date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
843 | - | Scrapped |
866–869 Series[]
***W.I.P***
| Image | Loco No. | Build date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frameless | 866 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 867 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 868 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 869 | - | Scrapped |
880–949 Series[]
***W.I.P***
| Image | Loco No. | Build date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frameless | 880 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 881 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 882 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 883 | - | Scrapped |
|
917 | 1903 | On static display. |
| Frameless | 918 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 919 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 920 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 921 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 922 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 923 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 924 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 925 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 926 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 927 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 928 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 929 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 930 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 931 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 932 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 933 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 934 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 935 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 936 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 937 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 938 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 939 | - | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 940 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 941 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 942 | 1903 | Scrapped |
|
943 | 1903 | Scrapped |
|
944 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| Frameless | 945 | 1903 | Scrapped |
|
946 | 1903 | Scrapped |
| 947 | 1903 | Scrapped | |
| 948 | 1903 | Scrapped | |
| Frameless | 949 | 1903 | Scrapped |