Norfolk and Western J Class (1879)

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N&W J class (1879)
Class J 4-4-0 No. 19.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date1879
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-4-0
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.62 in (1,575 mm)
Adhesive weight 39,500 lb (17.9 tonnes)
Fuel type Coal
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 11,792 lbf (52.45 kN)
Factor of adh. 3.35 [1]
Career
Operators Shenandoah Valley Railroad, Norfolk & Western Railway
Class J
Numbers510-513
Retired1900
Dispositionall scrapped between 1901 and 1904

Norfolk and Western Class J or the First J Class is a Class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Shenandoah Valley Railroad and inherited by the Norfolk and Western Railroad when the latter acquired the former. They were built from 1879 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in Pennsylvania, and they were retired in 1900 and scrapped by 1901 and 1904.

This was the first "J" class, and was followed by the J class of 1903 and the J class of 1941.

References

  1. Hill, Howard G. (December 1964). "Man In A Hurry". Trains. Vol. 25, no. 2. Kalmbach Publishing. p. 44.