Norfolk Southern News Release - May 3, 2012
NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern added the Monongahela Railway to the legacy railroads that the company is honoring with its 30th anniversary heritage paint schemes, bringing to 20 the number of predecessor roads to be so recognized.
The Monongahela Railway was created in 1901 as a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad to haul coal out of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, with its base of operations in Brownsville, Penn. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad acquired a one-third stake in it in 1927. It was merged into Conrail in 1993. The lines of the former Monongahela continue to serve a vital coal-producing region today.
The locomotive will be a GE ES44AC equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes and dual mode distributed power, important features for hauling unit coal trains.
Overland adds ES44AC - Monongahela to their Norfolk Southern
Heritage Series of Brass Locomotives!
See the product listings below for new PROTOTYPE PHOTOS and the ROAD NUMBERS of the locomotives that have been painted and delivered, thus far, to Norfolk Southern. We will update our listings as the others become available.
Overland products are handcrafted by some of the world’s foremost manufacturers of detailed brass models using their exact specifications. The models are beautifully factory finished for the most authentic representation possible. Their attention to detail allows them to accurately capture the past and present with their models.
Overland models now feature NMRA-compliant DCC plugs so that customers can install the decoder of their choice.
Model Details: f/p, lettered, lights, ditch lights
ORDER IMMEDIATELY FOR DELIVERY IN SEPTEMBER 2013
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