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Class R-1 4-8-4's
the
"Eighteen-hundreds"
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Disposition
updated 22 February 2022
The R-1's operated
into the early 1950's until they were all retired
between 1951 and 1952 and scrapped. Unfortunately,
none of these engines was preserved.
| Number |
Baldwin S/N
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Date built
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Retired
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| 1800 |
62174 |
March 1938
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December 1951 |
| 1801 |
62175 |
March 1938 |
June 1952
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| 1802 |
62176 |
March 1938 |
June 1952
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| 1803 |
62177 |
March 1938 |
December 1951 |
| 1804 |
62178 |
March 1938 |
June 1952
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| 1805 |
62179 |
March 1938 |
December 1951 |
| 1806 |
62180 |
May 1938 |
December 1952 |
| 1807 |
62181 |
May 1938 |
December 1952. |
| 1808 |
62182 |
May 1938 |
June 1952
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| 1809 |
62183 |
May 1938
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December 1951 |
| 1810 |
62184 |
May 1938 |
December 1952
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| 1811 |
62185 |
May 1938 |
June 1952
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The massive 8-axle tenders (24,000
gallons water, 27 tons of coal) of eight of the R-1's
were purchased by the Norfolk and Western in 1953 and
attached to Y-4 class 2-8-8-2 compound mallets (see
below). These engines operated until 1958 when they
too were withdrawn by the N&W and scrapped. The
tender shown below appears to have belonged to ACL no.
1808, as a late photo of the 1808 shows apparently
identical dents on the right back corner.
N&W Y-4 No. 2084 with
R-1 Tender
photo from Virginia Tech
N&W Collection
Note- the area where the ACL
heralds were previously mounted (where "AND"
appears) can be seen to be free of rivets in the
above photo.
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