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Steam & Excursion > NC&StL 576Date: 10/12/18 18:42 NC&StL 576 Author: gbmott With the recent announcement that the necessary funds have been raised to move NC&StL 576 from the park in Nashville I thought i'd post a photo of her in service. Seen at Memphis Union Sta. 7-21-48 in a Sid Davies photo from the Louis Marre collection.
Gordon  Date: 10/12/18 18:58 Re: NC&StL 576 Author: UP3806 Cool. A very clean-lined engine with a flanged stack. Hope I live long enough to see it run.
Tom Date: 10/13/18 14:27 Re: NC&StL 576 Author: Goalieman Speaking of the flanged stack - is there any operational purpose for that or is it simply aesthetic??
Posted from iPhone Date: 10/13/18 16:59 Re: NC&StL 576 Author: wabash2800 Had this style of loco been painted in yellow and nicknamed a "Bumble Bee", or am I confusing that with a different loco?
Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Date: 10/13/18 17:10 Re: NC&StL 576 Author: wcamp1472 I seem to recall that they were called: ‘ Yellow Jackets’...
Some where I had read that.. W. Date: 10/13/18 17:40 Re: NC&StL 576 Author: wabash2800 Thanks, maybe that was what my failed memory was thinking.
Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Date: 10/13/18 17:48 Re: NC&StL 576 Author: wcamp1472 I never heard of them being painted yellow...but this group had the yellow stripe..
This is a very sweet specimen... Nice size, plenty of power, modern design, probably low mileage. Sweet. W. Date: 10/13/18 17:55 Re: NC&StL 576 Author: 1019X The locomotives were originally built with a streamlined skirt along the running boards that was probably 1-1/2 to two feet wide and was painted yellow. They were called "Yellow Jackets". During WW-II the streamlining was removed to facilitate easier maintenance which left the thinner running board edge exposed. It was painted yellow, thus they became "Stripes"
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