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 Posted - May 28 2015 : 6:24:46 PM
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This past Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, the North Carolina Transportation Museum at Spencer Shops in Spencer, NC held its Sendoff Celebration for N&W J Class #611. 611 has spent the last year at Spencer being restored to operating condition, and now it's time to go home to Roanoke!
Before anyone asks, I don't know who the young lady in this picture is. People were posing for pictures everywhere!
This is the auxiliary tender; it was not coupled to 611 during the celebration:
Here is a link to video of 611 being moved onto the turntable at Spencer Shops: https://flic.kr/p/sLm4MF I'll try to get video of 611 on the turntable posted at a later time.
Finally, Here's a train for Buss!
Glenn
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Posted - May 28 2015 : 6:38:03 PM
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I've been following that on Facebook. Nice to see the old gal back up and looking good.
Tim
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Posted - May 28 2015 : 9:02:35 PM
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OOOO! the loco has a "face"!!
I think the only thing *I* would of added is Ditch Lights hehe
Possibly put on Roller Berings on the wheels
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Posted - May 28 2015 : 9:57:46 PM
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I've always liked the look of this thing.And yeah, it does look like a face, kinda.
-Steve
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Posted - May 28 2015 : 11:26:39 PM
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quote:Possibly put on Roller Berings on the wheels
Originally posted by microbusss - May 28 2015 : 9:02:35 PM
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The J class was built with roller bearings on the wheels and even on the connecting rods. It was VERY state of the art when it was built.
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Posted - May 29 2015 : 09:18:59 AM
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quote: quote:Possibly put on Roller Berings on the wheels
Originally posted by microbusss - May 28 2015 : 9:02:35 PM
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The J class was built with roller bearings on the wheels and even on the connecting rods. It was VERY state of the art when it was built.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - May 28 2015 : 11:26:39 PM
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 Really? That's pretty dang cool.
-Steve
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Posted - May 29 2015 : 8:47:40 PM
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quote:
The J class was built with roller bearings on the wheels and even on the connecting rods. It was VERY state of the art when it was built.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - May 28 2015 : 11:26:39 PM
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The early J class did not have them ( 611 being one ), I bought an HO J , #613, which does have the roller bearings. They came both ways.
Jerry
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Posted - May 29 2015 : 10:02:48 PM
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quote: quote:
The J class was built with roller bearings on the wheels and even on the connecting rods. It was VERY state of the art when it was built.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - May 28 2015 : 11:26:39 PM
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The early J class did not have them ( 611 being one ), I bought an HO J , #613, which does have the roller bearings. They came both ways.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â May 29 2015Â :Â 8:47:40 PM
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http://fireup611.org/the-nw-class-j-611/mechanical-specifications/
Says here that 605-610 lacked the fancy features because of WWII, but 611-613 were built in 1950 with all the fancy stuff:
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/northern/?page=nw
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