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Norfolk & Western 1218 is a steam locomotive that at one time was the strongest-pulling operational steam locomotive in the world. It is a four-cylinder simple articulated locomotive with a 2-6-6-4 (Whyte system) wheel arrangement. The Norfolk & Western Railway built it in 1943 at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke Virginia and was part of the Norfolk & Western’s class A fleet of fast freight locomotives.

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active years end year
1943-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1943-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Norfolk and Western Railway
owner
Virginia Museum of Transportation

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