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3rd Rail N&W Streamlined K2a
31O GAUGE RAILROADING OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2011At a first glance, the streamlinedNorfolk and Western 4-8-2 Classes K2 andK2a looked like the road s famed Class J 4-8-4. Because of their close resemblanceto the Js, the Streamlined K2 classes werefrequently referred to as J-Juniors. Beforethe onslaught of diesel locomotives, these4-8-2s were the regular power for themainline passenger runs on several of theN&W s divisions and they also pulledmainline locals. At the road s larger termi-nals, the K2 classes were standby power fortrains normally powered by the Js. In theirlater years of service, the versatile 4-8-2spulled mixed trains, local freights, andeven served on coal drags when the N&Wexperienced shortages of motive N&W first began using the 4-8-2mountain type for heavyweight passengerservice with 16 Class K1 locomotiveserected in the road s Roanoke Shops in1916 and 1917. They became the N&W sprimary power for mainline passengertrains, replacing 4-6-2s as the trainsbecame longer and a class, the K1 was so successful thatin 1919 the N&W accepted 10 USRA heavy4-8-2s built by Alco.
O GAUGE RAILROADING OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2011 31 A t a first glance, the streamlined Norfolk and Western 4-8-2 Classes K2 and K2a looked like the road’s famed Class J 4-8-4.
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