N&W #382 operating on the Norfolk and Western Railway.
Norfolk and Western No. 382 was a class M 4-8-0 steam locomotive. It was built in 1906 by Alco for the Norfolk and Western Railway.
The locomotive spent most of its life on the Norfolk and Western Railway for freight service, but in later years, the 382 went to the Abingdon Branch where it worked on the branch line.
It was also featured in photographs including the coverage of a audio recording made by America's most renowned photographer; O. Winston Link.
The locomotive was sold for scrap when it was retired.
Trivia[]
- The locomotive was never built for passenger service.
- The 382 was part of the group numbered 375-449 built by Alco-Richmond 1906-07.
- The 382 bore builders number 40278, according to R.E. Prince in Norfolk & Western Ry., Pocahontas Coal Carrier. However, his roster lists it as dismantled July 1928 - which has to be a misprint.
- In 2010, Sister locomotive #475 was renumbered to "382" for a Lerro Productions photo charter which took place on Opening Day, February 13, 2010, and again on November 6, 2017.
Gallery[]
Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #382 winds its way along the fabled "Abingdon Branch" (Abingdon, Virginia-West Jefferson, North Carolina), colloquially known as the "Virginia Creeper," with a mixed train (freight/passenger) on October 1, 1956.
