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
Homemade muscle
| Last updated on August 7, 2025
Sadly, the majestic Norfolk & Western Y6 2-8-8-2 No. 2130 was scrapped.
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