Norfolk and Western No. 607

The Norfolk and Western No. 607 is a Class J 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built in 1943 by the railway's own Roanoke Shops for the Norfolk & Western railroad.
It spent most of it's life hauling passenger trains on the N&W railroad such as: The Powhatan Arrow, The Pocahontas, and The Cavalier between Norfolk, Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio.
On February 20, 1948, No. 607 was hauling the Powhatan Arrow. At milepost 592, near Franklin Furnace, Ohio, 607 overturned and derailed killing the fireman. The cause of the accident was failure to obey an automatic block-signal and entering a turnout at an excessive speed of 77 mph. Although the crash looked devastating, as a piece of rail pierced right into her nose, it was rebuilt and remained in service until 1958 when it was retired, and later sold for scrap.
==Gallery==
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615FDA0A-0E6E-4ECF-9D91-29149AD3145B.jpeg|No. 607 is doubleheading a Mail Train with Engine No. 117 in 1953.
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