ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, January 5, 1996              TAG: 9601050076
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

NEARING THE END OF THE AGE OF STEAM

LENGTH: Short :   17 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  No. 600, the first of the Norfolk & Western Railway's 
          Class J passengere steam locomotives, receives the finishing touches
          before it hits the rails in Roanoke. This photo, taken on Sept. 30, 
          1941, is part of the historical exhibit now showing in the lobby of 
          Virginia Tech's Newman Library.