NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILROAD

NUMBER SERIESTYPEBUILDER & DATECAP.NOTES
N&W 1-437Box_10/15/20TON30'-8.25" IL
N&W 438-500Box_25TON34'-1" IL
N&W 501-755Box_10/15/20TON30'-8.25" IL
N&W 756-758Box_20TON33'-10.25" IL
N&W 759Box_20TON33'-10.25" IL, Great Southern Despatch
N&W 760-835Box_20TON33'-10.25" IL
N&W 836-882Box_20TON33'-10.25" IL, Great Southern Despatch
N&W 883-1220Box_20TON33'-10.25" IL
N&W 1221-1240Box_20TON33'-10.25" IL, Great Southern Despatch
N&W 1241-1662Box_25TON34'-1" IL
N&W 2501-2700Stock_10/15TON30'-6.5" IL
N&W 2701-2800Stock_20TON34' IL
N&W 2801-3000Stock_25TON31'-11" IL
N&W 3001-3300FlatAM&O Petersburg shops 1868-187310/15TON31'-4" L, 8'-0" W, 54 given low sides in 1879-80,
ex AM&O 3000-3300 to N&W 1881
N&W 3320-3369Flat_10/15TON31'-4" IL
N&W 3401-3438Flat_10/15TON31'-4" IL
N&W 3439-3488Flat_25TON33'-6" IL
N&W 3501-3689Flat_25TON33'-6" IL
N&W 3990-3999Charcoal___
N&W 4000GON/HOPPERN&W Petersburg shopts 11-188120TON23'6.5" IL,
N&W 4001-4200GON(DROP BOTTOM)Bowers, Dure & Co 1882-8320TON35'-7"OL, 8'-6"OW, 9'-3.4" OH
N&W 4201-4383Coke (Gon)1887-188815TON30'-8" IL
N&W 4401-4450Coke (Gon)1888-188925TON33'-0" IL
N&W 6001-6500Gon(HOPPER BOTTOM)Bowers, Dure & Co 1882-1883
W&C Allison & Sons 1882-1883
20TON23'-6" IL, 2'-11.25"IH
N&W 6501-7352Gon(HOPPER BOTTOM)Roanoke Machine Works 188420TON23'-6.5" IL
N&W 7353-7867Gon(HOPPER BOTTOM)Roanoke Machine Works 188625TON23'-6.5" IL
N&W 7868-8867Gon(HOPPER BOTTOM)Roanoke Machine Works 188725TON23'-6.5" IL
N&W 8868-9167Gon(HOPPER BOTTOM)Roanoke Machine Works 188825TON23'-6.5" IL
Sources: 1888 ORER, Norfolk & Western Coal Cars from 1881 to 1998
Norfolk & Western RR (9Feb1881-1982), to Norfolk Southern
Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio RR (12Nov1870 to 9Feb1881)
City Point RR (1836 to 12Nov1870), consolidated to form AM&O
Norfolk & Petersburg RR (1851 to 12Nov1870), consolidated to form AM&O
Virginia & Tennessee RR (1849 to 12Nov1870), consolidated to form AM&O
N&W converted to Standard Gauge on 1 June 1886
Note: a photo of a string of Hopper Bottom Gondolas from 1886-87 is on page 16 of Norfolk & Western Coal Cars from 1881 to 1998
Some cars marked "Va, Tenn. & Ga. Air Line"

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