Norfolk and Western Class F, No. 186Roanoke Machine WorksNovember,
1888
This 2-8-0 Class F Consolidation type locomotive No. 186 was
built by the Roanoke Machine Works of the N&W in 11-1888,
and shown at Roxboro, N.C. in 1908 on the former Lynchburg and
Durham Railroad. The consolidation was the most popular freight
type locomotive ever built, and they were main line freight power
at the turn of the century for many railroads. The two-man locomotive
and four-man freight crews are shown alongside the locomotive,
preparatory to commencement of a day's work on a local freight
train. Note the wooden coal board extension along the sides of
the coal space of the tender, to enable longer operation without
going back to the terminal for additional coal.
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