page_title: Norfolk and Western 1218
hierarchical_section_title: Norfolk and Western 1218
caption_attribution_description: English: A Roger Puta photograph
context_page_description: Norfolk and Western No. 1218 is a four-cylinder simple articulated steam locomotive with a 2-6-6-4 wheel arrangement. The Norfolk & Western Railway built it in 1943 at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, and was part of the Norfolk & Western's class A fleet of fast freight locomotives. It was retired from regular revenue service in 1959, it was later restored by Norfolk Southern Railway and operated it in excursion service from 1987 to 1991. Today it is on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.
context_section_description: Norfolk and Western No. 1218 is a four-cylinder simple articulated steam locomotive with a 2-6-6-4 (Whyte system) wheel arrangement. The Norfolk & Western Railway built it in 1943 at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, and was part of the Norfolk & Western's class A fleet of fast freight locomotives. It was retired from regular revenue service in 1959, it was later restored by Norfolk Southern Railway and operated it in excursion service from 1987 to 1991. Today it is on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.
caption: 1218 leads an excursion train at Brocton, Ohio, on August 6, 1988
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