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Atlantic & Yadkin Railway

History &
Modeling

    

A&Y #458

This locomotive had the following characteristics: 

Construction year 1902
Construction number c/n 26210
Constructed by Richmond Locomotive & Car Works
Southern Class J
Cylinder size (inches) 21"x28"
Steam pressure (pouind per square inch) 200 lbs
Driver size (diameter) 56"
Weight (in pounds) 171,550 lbs
Tractive effort (in pounds) 37,485 lbs

This was a class J Consolidation built at Richmond (s/n 26210) in 1902 for the Southern Railway. The number was kept when it was leased by the A&Y. The #458 entered A&Y rental service in December 1937 as a replacement for #315.  It was valued at $15,900 in 1937 and cost the A&Y $37.50 a month. The 458 was retired in May, 1946 according to R.E. Prince. 

Photos:

AY_458_greensboro_04_00_1952_by_vollrath_trogdon.jpg (231526 bytes)

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Harold K. Vollrath photographed #458 in Greensboro and although the date given was December, 1952, that cannot be right as the A&Y was gone in 1950 and the locomotive was supposedly retired in 1946. 

From the collection of Dewey Trogdon of Greensboro, NC.

 

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