The Norfolk and Western J class was a class of 14 4-8-4 "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives built by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, between 1941 and 1950.

The Victorian Railways J class was a branch line steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways (VR) between 1954 and 1972. A development of the successful Victorian Railways K class 2-8-0, it was the last new class of steam locomotive introduced on the VR.

This disambiguationpage lists articles associated with the title Victorian Railways J class. If an internal linkled you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Nov 5, 2024 · Class J (4-8-4) One of the most powerful locomotive classes ever built was the Norfolk & Western's fleet of home-built 4-8-4's. These machines not only carried an elegant, beautiful streamlining but were also very fast, capable of speeds approaching 100 mph!

2 days ago · The J Class was the famous fleet of 4-8-4's built by the Norfolk & Western between 1941 and 1950 for passenger service. Today, #611 survives.

In 1941, the first five, (road numbers 600 through 604) were designated Class J and were of a streamlined design and had 70" drivers, 27 x 32 cylinders and a boiler pressure of 275 psi. They weighed 494,000 lbs and had a tractive effort of 73,000 pounds.

Norfolk and Western Railway class J was a class of 4-8-4 streamlined steam locomotives built by the railway's own Roanoke Shops between 1941-1950 for the Norfolk and Western railroad. The first batch, numbered 600 to 604, were built and delivered between October 1941 …

The Norfolk & Western Class J #611 is a steam locomotive built in 1950 by the Norfolk & Western Railway at the East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia. The locomotive is notable for its streamlined design, which was intended to showcase the efficiency and power of steam technology in the face of the increasing dominance of diesel engines.

In 2015 the railroad enthusiast community welcomes one of the most beautiful and most powerful passenger steam locomotives ever built back to operating condition, Norfolk & Western Class …

VR's last class of steam loco. The original order was for 50 locos which was increased to 60 after the VR sold 10 N class locos to S.A.R. They were a more modern, gauge convertible K class with a high pitched boiler and wide firebox for possible gauge conversion.