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Consolidation vs. cow on the Virginia Blue Ridge

By Mitch Horner | February 13, 2026

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A black and white vintage photograph of a steam locomotive and tender on train tracks blocked by a cow

A crewman on Virginia Blue Ridge 2-8-0 No. 6 (ex-Southern 385) coaxes a cow off the track at Tye River, Va., in July 1954. Today this engine is at the Whippany (N.J.) Railway Museum. H. Reid photo

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  1. Built by BLW, “The Big Engine” was forty-seven years old when this quirky picture was taken. It would be retired in April 1959.

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