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{{Short description|Preserved
| name = Norfolk and Western 578
| image = File:"Times Square" + "N&W 578" (107809308).jpg
| caption = No. 578 on static display at the [[Ohio Railway Museum]] without its [[Train lights#Train headlights|headlight]].
| powertype = Steam
| builder = [[American Locomotive Company]] {{small|([[Richmond Locomotive Works|Richmond Works]])}}
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| whytetype = [[4-6-2]]
| uicclass = 2'C1
| gauge = {{track gauge|1435 mm}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|70|in|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|72.19|ft|abbr=on}}
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| numinclass = 15th out of 16
| fleetnumbers = N&W 578
| retiredate = December 1958 {{small|(revenue service)}}<br/>
| restoredate = 1960
| currentowner = [[Ohio Railway Museum]]
| disposition =
}}
'''Norfolk and Western 578''' is a preserved [[4-6-2]] "Pacific" type [[steam locomotive]]. Built by [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]]'s [[Richmond Locomotive Works|Richmond Works]] in 1910, No. 578 was assigned to pull premiere [[passenger train]]s for the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] before it was downgraded to secondary passenger service. It was retired from revenue service altogether in 1958, and it was subsequently donated to the [[Ohio Railway Museum]] in [[Worthington, Ohio|Worthington]], [[Ohio]]. The Ohio Railway Museum used No. 578 to pull some [[Heritage railway|tourist trains]] on their trackage, until it was sidelined as a result of mechanical problems in the early 1970s. As of 2022, No. 578 remains on static display next to the Ohio Railway Museum's [[Train station|depot]].▼
▲'''Norfolk and Western 578''' is a preserved [[4-6-2]] "Pacific" type [[steam locomotive]]. Built by [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]]'s [[Richmond Locomotive Works|Richmond Works]] in 1910, No. 578 was assigned to pull premiere [[passenger train]]s for the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] before it was downgraded to secondary passenger service. It was retired from revenue service altogether in 1958, and it was subsequently donated to the [[Ohio Railway Museum]] in [[Worthington, Ohio|Worthington]], [[Ohio]]. The Ohio Railway Museum used No. 578 to pull some [[Heritage railway|tourist trains]] on their trackage, until it was sidelined as a result of mechanical problems in the early 1970s. As of
== History ==
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In the early 1910s, the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] (N&W) ordered a fleet of [[4-6-2]] "Pacific" type locomotives from the [[American Locomotive Company]] (ALCO) in order to expand their passenger locomotive fleet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Norfolk & Western 4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&wheel=4-6-2&railroad=nw#4211 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.steamlocomotive.com}}</ref> Sixteen E2 class 4-6-2s were built at ALCO's former [[Richmond Locomotive Works]] plant in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] in March 1910, being numbered 564-579, and No. 578 was the second-final member of the class.<ref name=":0" /> Two years later, in 1912, No. 578, along with the rest of the E2 class locomotives, was modified with [[Superheater|superheated]] flues, and it was reclassified as an E2a.<ref name=":0" />
The N&W initially assigned their fleet of 4-6-2's to pull the railroad's high-priority [[passenger train]]s on their mainline throughout [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], and [[Ohio]].<ref name=":0" /> Between 1917 and 1944, No. 578 was primarily used to pull passenger trains throughout the Scioto Division out of [[Columbus, Ohio]].
The locomotive subsequently spent the remainder of its revenue career pulling local passenger trains on the N&W’s Norton Branch between [[Norton, Virginia|Norton]], Virginia and [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield]], West Virginia alongside some of its remaining classmates.
=== Preservation ===
[[File:19660813 03 Ohio Railway Museum.jpg|left|thumb|No. 578 (left) on static display with Marble Quarry [[0-4-0]][[Tank locomotive|t]] No. 1 and Columbus City [[Tram|Street Car]] Lines No. 703
While the rest of the N&W's fleet of 4-6-2's were sold for [[scrap]], No. 578 was donated to the [[Ohio Railway Museum|Central Ohio Railfan Association]] of [[Worthington, Ohio]] in 1959.
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▲Shortly afterward, however, it was discovered that No. 578 had a broken spring hanger, which was deemed too expensive to repair or replace.<ref name=":2" /> A decision was subsequently made to further remove No. 578 from service and keep her as a permanent static display piece.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ohio Railway Museum - Worthington, OH |url=http://www.ohiorailwaymuseum.org/info_exhibits.php |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=www.ohiorailwaymuseum.org}}</ref> As of 2022, No. 578 remains on static display on ORM's property.<ref name=":3" />
== See also ==
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== References ==
{{Commons category|Norfolk and Western 578}}
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