Rust in Peace

The 1151 steam locomotive was built on June 6th, 1911 for the Norfolk and Western Railway as a later refinement of the M class 4-8-0 design. A major modification included on the M2c's was a Type A Superheater, which made the M2c's the first superheated locomotives on the N&W.

The 1151 enjoyed a long career for the N&W, mostly on freight service, before being retired from service, and sold to the Virginia Scrap Iron and Steel Yard in 1950. It languished in the yard with an assortment of equipment and two of its M class Siblings, 1134 and 1118 for 59 years. Eventually, in 2009, they were moved from their site and moved to museums across the south. 1151 was in, arguably, the worst condition of the lost engines.

As of 2021, 1151 has been donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation, and there are currently no plans to cosmetically restore her.

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