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Asketh Murphy Siding: "So, if one N&W is talking to another N & W fan about, for example, a "J", is it neccessary to differentiate between J's? ( "The J's of '06, were superior to the J's of '21!") " No. If fans are discussing J's other than the 4-8-4s, or A's other than the 2-6-6-4s they'll specify in the conversation; otherwise it's assumed they're talking about the last examples using the class letter. The two A 0-6-2T switchers came in 1883 and were gone by 1899; the five A 4-6-0s came in 1902 and 1904 and were gone by 1928; the 2-6-6-4s started in 1936. The four J 4-4-0s came in 1879 as Shenandoah Valley locomotives and were gone by 1900; the seven J 4-4-2s came in 1902-1904 and were gone by 1935; the 4-8-4s started in 1941. So there was no overlap in either letter. The most difficult thing with N&W classes is getting folks to realize that every N&W 2-8-8-2 wasn't a Y-6b. They didn't have any names or classes for diesels other than those of the builders. They also got FMs from the P&WV and, I believe, the AC&Y as well as the VGN. The Wabash re-engined TMs were all used up and out of service by the time of the merger; both WAB and NKP had some FM switchers, as I recall. I did have a short career with N&W back in the dark ages. Old Timer
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