This Norfolk Western 1218 sign has a great view of the train with locomotive specifications. The aluminum sign measures 10″ x 12″. Rounded corners and an 1/8″ hole punched in each corner. Metal is .025 gauge aluminum.

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Norfolk Western 1218 is a preserved four-cylinder simple articulated 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive, built in June 1943 by the Norfolk and Western’s (N&W) East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia as part of the N&W’s class “A” fleet of fast freight locomotives. It was retired from regular revenue service in 1959, and was later restored by Norfolk Southern for excursion service on their steam program, pulling excursions throughout the eastern United States from 1987 to 1991. It is currently on static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.

Historic significance
No. 1218 is the sole survivor of the Norfolk and Western’s class A locomotives and the only surviving 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive in the world. While smaller than Union Pacific’s famous and more numerous “Challenger” class of 4-6-6-4 locomotives, Norfolk and Western’s design racked up unmatched records of performance in service.

During 1218’s excursion career, it was the most powerful operational steam locomotive in the world,[3] with a tractive effort of 114,000 pounds-force (507.10 kN), well above Union Pacific 3985, the next-strongest-pulling operational steam locomotive, with a tractive effort of 97,350 lbf [433.0 kN]). Since May 2019, however, No. 1218 became the locomotive with the second highest tractive effort, after Union Pacific 4014, which has a tractive effort of 135,375 lbf (602.18 kN). Unlike diesel-electric locomotives of similar high tractive effort (for starting heavy trains) but typical for a steam locomotive, it could easily run at 70 miles per hour (113 km/h) and more.