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Preserved N&W 1218 on an excursion train
Preserved N&W 1218 on an excursion train

Preserved Norfolk & Western 1218 pulling an excursion train in Fall 1987. This 2-6-6-4 locomotive was built in by Norfolk and Western Railway 1943 at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia; it was retired in 1959, restored to operating condition in 1987, and is now on static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

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