The Norfolk and Western Y3 and Y3a classes were classes of 2-8-8-2 "Mallet" articulated steam locomotives, with a total of 80 locomotives built for the Norfolk and Western Railway between …

The PRR classified articulated locomotives and joined locomotive units by using multiples of the previous classifications. Non-Articulated steam: 1320 - 2-2-2-0 locomotive, based on the …

It is worth noting that the PRR had previously purchased six 2-8-8-2 Y3 locomotives from the N&S in 1943 and re-classed them as HH-1's. For the remainder of World War II they ran between …

HH1 – 2-8-8-2 – In 1943 the PRR aquired six Norfolk & Western Y3, 2-8-8-2, locomotives all built in 1919. They were used in Columbus for transfer and hump service. They could also be used …

The Y3 models were built in 1919 by ALCO and Baldwin and were used to haul long coal trains over mountainous terrain. Faced with motive power shortages during World War II, the …

The Pennsylvania Railroad class HH1s/Y3s are four-cylinder compound articulated locomotives that consist of six examples of ex-Norfolk and Western Railway Y3 class 2-8-8-2 (Whyte …

Feb 11, 2010 · The PRR received 6 Y3 locomotives and used one for parts to keep the others in service. They were mostly used for pushers on the hump in Columbus and sometimes a …

Ninety class Y3 were built from 1919 in the Schenectady shops for the Norfolk and Western RR. During WWII N&W sold its surplus of hauling capacity among others to the Virginian RR. The …

Dec 13, 2024 · Every year I run a Christmas train on the layout. This year the motive power is a recent release Legacy PRR Y3 with whistle steam. The consist is eleven of the Lionel AF …

K1, 4-8-2 and Y3, 2-8-8-2 locomotives were used on local freights between Columbus and Chillicothe. A class K2, 4-8-2 and occasionally a class J, 4-8-4 were used for the one …