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Transition Era(West Virigina)?
Transition Era(West Virigina)?
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Transition Era(West Virigina)?
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Anonymous
on Thursday, June 1, 2006 5:11 PM
Hello,
I was wondering #1, when the transition era was and #2, which locomotives I could use that are DCC Ready(Sound optional) with a paint scheme that relates to West Virigina.
BTW, I want to know because this is where my train club is modeling(I thought it'd be easier to ask you guys).
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SSW9389
Member since
July 2001
From: Shelbyville, Kentucky
1,967 posts
Posted by
SSW9389
on Thursday, June 1, 2006 5:44 PM
The Transition Era was the change from steam power to diesel power. This occured during the 1940s and 1950s. What railroads is your club modeling? B&O, C&O, Virginian, and N&W come to mind right away.
COTTON BELT: Runs like a Blue Streak!
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tomikawaTT
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February 2005
From: Southwest US
12,914 posts
Posted by
tomikawaTT
on Friday, June 2, 2006 12:30 AM
The transition era saw steam yielding to diesels starting in the 40's on the B&O, 1950 on the C&O, early 50's on the VGN and very gradually and begrudgingly on the N&W, which didn't start buying diesels until 1955 and finally dropped the fire on Y-6b number 2190 on May 6, 1960. By that time VGN had become part of the N&W.
On all of those railroads, the major revenue producer was coal, from West Virginia mines.
Chuck
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