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Murph asketh: "Did N&W get any steam engines through mergers? If so, how did they compare to N&W's own home-grown designs? Thanks" There were still some VGN engines physically on the property at merger date in 1959, but all had been retired before then and were soon sold for scrap. Some of the Blue Ridges, Berks and if I'm not mistaken a couple of the Pacifics and 0-8-0s were still around. It must be understood that at that date, very little N&W steam was still around. The last non-excursion road steam operated out of Roanoke was an A on an eastbound in May, 1959. Some yard jobs drew steam power after that, but not many and not for long. So no N&W steam was around to operate over the VGN lines after the merger. Old Timer
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