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Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2'C1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	70 in (1,800 mm)
Wheelbase	72.19 ft (22.00 m)
• Engine	32.87 ft (10.02 m)
• Drivers	12.50 ft (3.81 m)
Axle load	56,000 lb (25,000 kg)
Adhesive weight	166,000 lb (75,000 kg)
Loco weight	247,000 lb (112,000 kg)
Tender weight	167,500 lb (76,000 kg)
Total weight	414,500 lb (188,000 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	New: 14 t (14 long tons; 15 short tons); Now: 26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons)
Water cap.	New: 9,000 US gal (34,000 L; 7,500 imp gal); Now: 18,000 US gal (68,000 L; 15,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	45.50 sq ft (4.227 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,400 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	180 sq ft (17 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	22.5 in × 28 in (570 mm × 710 mm)
Valve gear	Baker

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company (Richmond Works)
Serial number	46831
Build date	March 1910

Norfolk and Western 578
Norfolk and Western 578
	No. 578 on static display at the Ohio Railway Museum without its headlight.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company (Richmond Works)
Serial number	46831
Build date	March 1910
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2'C1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	70 in (1,800 mm)
Wheelbase	72.19 ft (22.00 m)
• Engine	32.87 ft (10.02 m)
• Drivers	12.50 ft (3.81 m)
Axle load	56,000 lb (25,000 kg)
Adhesive weight	166,000 lb (75,000 kg)
Loco weight	247,000 lb (112,000 kg)
Tender weight	167,500 lb (76,000 kg)
Total weight	414,500 lb (188,000 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	New: 14 t (14 long tons; 15 short tons); Now: 26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons)
Water cap.	New: 9,000 US gal (34,000 L; 7,500 imp gal); Now: 18,000 US gal (68,000 L; 15,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	45.50 sq ft (4.227 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,400 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	180 sq ft (17 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	22.5 in × 28 in (570 mm × 710 mm)
Valve gear	Baker
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	34,425 lb (15,615 kg)
Factor of adh.	4.82
Operators
Career
Operators	Norfolk and Western Railway; Ohio Railway Museum
Class	E2a
Number in class	15th out of 16
Numbers	N&W 578
Retired	December 1958 (revenue service); 1978 (excursion service)
Restored	1960
Current owner	Ohio Railway Museum
Disposition	On static display

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Norfolk and Western 578 is a preserved 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive. Built by ALCO's Richmond Works in 1910, No. 578 was assigned to pull premiere passenger trains for the Norfolk and Western Railway before it was downgraded to secondary passenger service. It was retired from revenue service altogether in 1958, and it was subsequently donated to the Ohio Railway Museum in Worthington, Ohio. The Ohio Railway Museum used No. 578 to pull some tourist trains on their trackage, until it was sidelined as a result of mechanical problems in the early 1970s. As of 2023, No. 578 remains on static display next to the Ohio Railway Museum's depot.

History

Revenue service

In the early 1910s, the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) ordered a fleet of 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotives from the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in order to expand their passenger locomotive fleet.^[1] Sixteen E2 class 4-6-2s were built at ALCO's former Richmond Locomotive Works plant in Richmond, Virginia in March 1910, being numbered 564-579, and No. 578 was the second-final member of the class.^[1] Two years later, in 1912, No. 578, along with the rest of the E2 class locomotives, was modified with superheated flues, and it was reclassified as an E2a.^[1]

The N&W initially assigned their fleet of 4-6-2's to pull the railroad's high-priority passenger trains on their mainline throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio.^[1] Between 1917 and 1944, No. 578 was primarily used to pull passenger trains throughout the Scioto Division out of Columbus, Ohio. As time progressed, No. 578 and the rest of the N&W's 4-6-2s were reassigned to pull short-distance passenger trains, as well as commuter trains on branchlines, when the K class 4-8-2 "Mountain" types and J class 4-8-4 "Northerns" were built and assigned to pull the high-priority trains. Towards the end of the 1940s, No. 578's original tender was replaced with a larger tender with the same coal and water capacity as a K1 class 4-8-2.

The locomotive subsequently spent the remainder of its revenue career pulling local passenger trains on the N&W’s Norton Branch between Norton, Virginia and Bluefield, West Virginia alongside some of its remaining classmates.^[2] The locomotive completed its final revenue passenger run in December 1958 before it was removed from the N&W's active list.

Preservation

While the rest of the N&W's fleet of 4-6-2's were sold for scrap, No. 578 was donated to the Central Ohio Railfan Association of Worthington, Ohio in 1959. Upon arrival in Worthington, No. 578 was still in operational condition. Beginning on July 10, 1960, No. 578 pulled the association's short-distance tourist trains, and the locomotive carried over 3,000 passengers during that year's operating season.^[3] In 1966, No. 578's flue time expired, and it had to be removed from service. Volunteers subsequently spent the next four years repairing No. 578's boiler in order to return the locomotive to service. Restoration work was completed in 1970, and No. 578 pulled some more tourist trains on the now-slightly extended line for the Association, which changed its name to the Ohio Railway Museum (ORM).

By the end of the 1970s, it was discovered that No. 578 had a broken spring hanger, which was deemed too expensive to repair or replace. A decision was subsequently made to further remove No. 578 from service and keep it as a permanent static display piece. As of 2024, No. 578 remains on static display on ORM's property.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Norfolk & Western 4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA". www.steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "N&W Pacific on a local train | Classic Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ "Steam! News Photos". Trains. Vol. 21, no. 2. Kalmbach Publishing. December 1960. p. 11. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[:0-1] "Norfolk & Western 4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA". www.steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[2] "N&W Pacific on a local train | Classic Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[3] "Steam! News Photos". Trains. Vol. 21, no. 2. Kalmbach Publishing. December 1960. p. 11. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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 | name = Norfolk and Western 578
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-| caption = No. 578 on static display at the [[Ohio Railway Museum]] without its [[Train lights|headlight]].
+| caption = No. 578 on static display at the [[Ohio Railway Museum]] without its [[Train lights#Train headlights|headlight]].
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-| retiredate = December 1958 {{small|(revenue service)}}<br/>1970 {{small|(excursion service)}}
+| retiredate = December 1958 {{small|(revenue service)}}<br/>1978 {{small|(excursion service)}}
 | restoredate = 1960
 | currentowner = [[Ohio Railway Museum]]
-| disposition = Static display, based in [[Worthington, Ohio|Worthington]], [[Ohio]]
+| disposition = On static display
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-'''Norfolk and Western 578''' is a preserved [[4-6-2]] "Pacific" type [[steam locomotive]]. Built by [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]]'s [[Richmond Locomotive Works|Richmond Works]] in 1910, No. 578 was assigned to pull premiere [[passenger train]]s for the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] before it was downgraded to secondary passenger service. It was retired from revenue service altogether in 1958, and it was subsequently donated to the [[Ohio Railway Museum]] in [[Worthington, Ohio|Worthington]], [[Ohio]]. The Ohio Railway Museum used No. 578 to pull some [[Heritage railway|tourist trains]] on their trackage, until it was sidelined as a result of mechanical problems in the early 1970s. As of 2022, No. 578 remains on static display next to the Ohio Railway Museum's [[Train station|depot]].
+'''Norfolk and Western 578''' is a preserved [[4-6-2]] "Pacific" type [[steam locomotive]]. Built by [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]]'s [[Richmond Locomotive Works|Richmond Works]] in 1910, No. 578 was assigned to pull premiere [[passenger train]]s for the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] before it was downgraded to secondary passenger service. It was retired from revenue service altogether in 1958, and it was subsequently donated to the [[Ohio Railway Museum]] in [[Worthington, Ohio|Worthington]], [[Ohio]]. The Ohio Railway Museum used No. 578 to pull some [[Heritage railway|tourist trains]] on their trackage, until it was sidelined as a result of mechanical problems in the early 1970s. As of 2023, No. 578 remains on static display next to the Ohio Railway Museum's [[Train station|depot]].
 == History ==
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 In the early 1910s, the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] (N&W) ordered a fleet of [[4-6-2]] "Pacific" type locomotives from the [[American Locomotive Company]] (ALCO) in order to expand their passenger locomotive fleet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Norfolk & Western 4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&wheel=4-6-2&railroad=nw#4211 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.steamlocomotive.com}}</ref> Sixteen E2 class 4-6-2s were built at ALCO's former [[Richmond Locomotive Works]] plant in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] in March 1910, being numbered 564-579, and No. 578 was the second-final member of the class.<ref name=":0" /> Two years later, in 1912, No. 578, along with the rest of the E2 class locomotives, was modified with [[Superheater|superheated]] flues, and it was reclassified as an E2a.<ref name=":0" />
-The N&W initially assigned their fleet of 4-6-2's to pull the railroad's high-priority [[passenger train]]s on their mainline throughout [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], and [[Ohio]].<ref name=":0" /> Between 1917 and 1944, No. 578 was primarily used to pull passenger trains throughout the Scioto Division out of [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Norfolk & Western Railway Engine #578 - Columbus, OH - Locomotives on Waymarking.com |url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm2N6Y_Norfolk_Western_Railway_Engine_578_Columbus_OH |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=www.waymarking.com}}</ref> As time progressed, No. 578 and the rest of the N&W's 4-6-2s were reassigned to pull short-distance passenger trains, as well as communiter trains on branchlines, when the K class [[4-8-2]] "Mountain" types and [[Norfolk and Western Railway class J (1941)|J class]] [[4-8-4]] "Northerns" were built and assigned to pull the high-priority trains.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbus Railroads |url=http://www.columbusrailroads.com/new/?menu=05Steam_Railroads&submenu=14Norfolk_&_Western&submenu4=13Sounds_of_the_N&W |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=www.columbusrailroads.com}}</ref> Towards the end of the 1940's, No. 578's original tender was replaced with a larger tender with the same coal and water capacity as a K1 class 4-8-2.<ref name=":1" />
+The N&W initially assigned their fleet of 4-6-2's to pull the railroad's high-priority [[passenger train]]s on their mainline throughout [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], and [[Ohio]].<ref name=":0" /> Between 1917 and 1944, No. 578 was primarily used to pull passenger trains throughout the Scioto Division out of [[Columbus, Ohio]]. As time progressed, No. 578 and the rest of the N&W's 4-6-2s were reassigned to pull short-distance passenger trains, as well as [[commuter train]]s on branchlines, when the K class [[4-8-2]] "Mountain" types and [[Norfolk and Western Railway class J (1941)|J class]] [[4-8-4]] "Northerns" were built and assigned to pull the high-priority trains. Towards the end of the 1940s, No. 578's original tender was replaced with a larger tender with the same coal and water capacity as a K1 class 4-8-2.
-The locomotive subsequently spent the remainder of its revenue career pulling local passenger trains on the N&W’s Norton Branch between [[Norton, Virginia|Norton]], Virginia and [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield]], West Virginia alongside some of its remaining classmates.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ORM Postcards Set 3 |url=http://www.columbusrailroads.com/orm%20pc%20set%203.htm |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=www.columbusrailroads.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=N&W Pacific on a local train {{!}} Classic Trains Magazine |url=https://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/nw-pacific-on-a-local-train/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref> The locomotive completed its final revenue passenger run in December 1958 before it was removed from the N&W's active list.<ref name=":1" />
+The locomotive subsequently spent the remainder of its revenue career pulling local passenger trains on the N&W’s Norton Branch between [[Norton, Virginia|Norton]], Virginia and [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield]], West Virginia alongside some of its remaining classmates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=N&W Pacific on a local train {{!}} Classic Trains Magazine |url=https://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/nw-pacific-on-a-local-train/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref> The locomotive completed its final revenue passenger run in December 1958 before it was removed from the N&W's active list.
 === Preservation ===
-[[File:19660813 03 Ohio Railway Museum.jpg|left|thumb|No. 578 on static display with Marble Quarry [[0-4-0]][[Tank locomotive|t]] No. 1 and Columbus City [[Tram|Street Car]] Lines No. 703.]]
+[[File:19660813 03 Ohio Railway Museum.jpg|left|thumb|No. 578 (left) on static display with Marble Quarry [[0-4-0]][[Tank locomotive|t]] No. 1 and Columbus City [[Tram|Street Car]] Lines No. 703]]
-While the rest of the N&W's fleet of 4-6-2's were sold for [[scrap]], No. 578 was donated to the [[Ohio Railway Museum|Central Ohio Railfan Association]] of [[Worthington, Ohio]] in 1959.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=HawkinsRails.net - Norfolk & Western |url=https://hawkinsrails.net/mainlines/nw/nw.htm |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=hawkinsrails.net}}</ref> Upon arrival in Worthington, No. 578 was still in operational condition, so beginning in 1960, the association decided to use the locomotive to pull their own short-distance [[Heritage railway|tourist trains]] for five times a year.<ref name=":2" /> This lasted until 1966, when the locomotive's flue time expired.<ref name=":2" /> Volunteers subsequently spent the next four years repairing No. 578's boiler in order to return the locomotive to service.<ref name=":2" /> Restoration work was completed in 1970, and the locomotive pulled a few more tourist trains on the now slightly extended line for the Association, which recently changed their name to the Ohio Railway Museum (ORM).<ref name=":2" />
+While the rest of the N&W's fleet of 4-6-2's were sold for [[scrap]], No. 578 was donated to the [[Ohio Railway Museum|Central Ohio Railfan Association]] of [[Worthington, Ohio]] in 1959. Upon arrival in Worthington, No. 578 was still in operational condition. Beginning on July 10, 1960, No. 578 pulled the association's short-distance [[Heritage railway|tourist trains]], and the locomotive carried over 3,000 passengers during that year's operating season.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 1960 |title=Steam! News Photos |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-december-1960/ |url-access=limited |access-date=February 4, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |page=11 |volume=21 |issue=2}}</ref> In 1966, No. 578's flue time expired, and it had to be removed from service. Volunteers subsequently spent the next four years repairing No. 578's boiler in order to return the locomotive to service. Restoration work was completed in 1970, and No. 578 pulled some more tourist trains on the now-slightly extended line for the Association, which changed its name to the Ohio Railway Museum (ORM).
+By the end of the 1970s, it was discovered that No. 578 had a broken spring hanger, which was deemed too expensive to repair or replace. A decision was subsequently made to further remove No. 578 from service and keep it as a permanent static display piece. As of 2024, No. 578 remains on static display on ORM's property.
+{{Clear left}}
-Shortly afterward, however, it was discovered that No. 578 had a broken spring hanger, which was deemed too expensive to repair or replace.<ref name=":2" /> A decision was subsequently made to further remove No. 578 from service and keep her as a permanent static display piece.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ohio Railway Museum - Worthington, OH |url=http://www.ohiorailwaymuseum.org/info_exhibits.php |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=www.ohiorailwaymuseum.org}}</ref> As of 2022, No. 578 remains on static display on ORM's property.<ref name=":3" />
 == See also ==
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 == References ==
+{{Commons category|Norfolk and Western 578}}
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