
Norfolk & Western Y6 2-8-8-2 No. 2130, one of the road’s distinctive homegrown designs, works near Elliston, Va., 20 miles west of the road’s headquarters in Roanoke. It was one of 35 such locomotives built 1936–40.
W. A. Akin Jr. photo
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| Last updated on August 7, 2025

Norfolk & Western Y6 2-8-8-2 No. 2130, one of the road’s distinctive homegrown designs, works near Elliston, Va., 20 miles west of the road’s headquarters in Roanoke. It was one of 35 such locomotives built 1936–40.
W. A. Akin Jr. photo
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Sadly, the majestic Norfolk & Western Y6 2-8-8-2 No. 2130 was scrapped.
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