Norfolk &
Western Promotional Ad Card for the new Class J 600 Series - First in a new series of steam
passenger locomotives: 1941. B&W photo print on front - back has
information on this new aerodynamic steam locomotive. This "Railroadiana" is not a postcard.
Postcard Style 9 1/2" x 4 " Glossy B&W Photo
print from
Neg. #31434 showing the Norfolk & Western Railway Streamlined Passenger
Locomotive, Class J, Type 4-8-4; Road number 600, first built in Roanoke, VA in 1941.
This railway promotional card has a black & white photo
of the streamlined steam
locomotive and coal tender on the glossy side and all the information you would
ever want to know about this Class J 600 series on the back of the card such as:
Engine 61' 2 1/2" & Tender 47' 11 3/4" for a total Length of 109' 2 1/4" with a
weight - together- of 872,600 lbs; water capacity 20,000 gallons, coal capacity
35 tons and lots of other interesting information!
The scanned card below is a combined picture of both sides
of the card.
Please click to enlarge photo.
Condition: this card was discovered inside of a book which
kept it in very good condition except for a slight crease where it got a little
crimped by the book near the front where the head of the train engine starts.
There is a little "foxing" at both ends on the front and the back which is not
that noticeable.
We would consider this item a trading card or an
advertising card for this new run of streamlined passenger engines especially
since this was the FIRST in this series. After visiting several train related
sites, we could not find this exact image nor an image of the 600 as shown - we
only found later versions of this engine (as in 610, 613 etc) which were built
after 1941. Nor did we find any photo litho railroad cards like this with the
details of the locomotive series (this is not a postcard).
We will offer this item by bid. Please send your bid by
email.
Asking: $50.00 - free shipping
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