One thing to keep in mind, even though the schedule may be "normal" for manifests, crew availability (or lack thereof) may have things slower than normal....
Michael Derrick
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Jul 18, 2003 12:12 am
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Hi Tim: I only have a couple books on N&W steam, so I am no expert on all those obscure coal branches. I don't believe 4-8-2's were used on any branches only...
I certainly don't qualify as an authority, real or otherwise, on the N&W, but I believe the 4-6-2's were also operated in branch line passenger service. The...
Thanks Denis.
Hmmmmm are those cities, locations, or yards? I'm afraid I don't know the area well enough to comment...
Brad
Atlanta, GA
-- 15 floors above...
Brad
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Jul 24, 2003 1:50 pm
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i was wonderin...has Norfolk Southern purchased any AC6000CWs and SD90MACs? ive seen a whole bunch of C44-8CW's(AC4400s) and SD60Ms. if they already have these...
Norfolk Southern has not to date purchased any AC traction motors. They inherited 17 ex Conrail SD80MAC AC traction locomotives which normally are found on and...
Dear List, #578, a Pacific class E2a, is preserved in Coumbus OH (at Worthington). It was used around the Bluefield area and the Clinch Valley WV, but was...
I know that the low-hood GP30s were not equiped with dynamic brakes, but I was wondering if they had the dynamic brake fan installed or was there a blank were...
jkjksheehy
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Jul 28, 2003 4:55 pm
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There was no fan on the non-dynamic GP-30's - just a blank roof where the fan would have been. Jim Davis ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
hi my name is dean taylor and i am from bluefield wv in fact a stones throw from the main line.my dad tim taylor worked on the pokey for 44years as a engineer....
Hi, Anyone on the List live in or near Mahoningtown, PA, New Castle, PA, or Wellsburg, WV? If so, has steel, bay window, NKP 479/N&W 557579 caboose made the...
Dean, My name is Jim Cochran. My parents grew up on the Northfork branch at McDowell and Crumpler. I have been a long time N&W fan since visting may ...
Jim Cochran
jimcochran@...
Aug 1, 2003 12:46 am
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SEMICOMMERCIAL SCHEDULE INFO FOLLOWS: The following list of train shows and dates was compiled by Bob Loehne for his business (American AltaVista) which sells...
Hi, The people at Mad River & NKP Railroad Society were good enough to take some photo's of there N&W Crane. I scanned them and put them in the Photo's...
Dear Sirs, I am delighted to hear of another Virginian Railway enthusiast. I am one as I am one of H.H. Rogers' great-grandsons. As to the tugboat launching, I...
Ernesto Vitetti
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Aug 3, 2003 7:16 pm
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Ernesto, Good to hear from you. I hope you can find those pictures. Im trying to make a model of this boat, but need picture of the front of the pilot house...
Hey... we need to see a picture of the cigarette box! Charlie Lynchburg, VA (BIG VGN fan, grandfather-in-law (deceased) former VGN section foreman-asst. ...
I am building a couple of Gp9's for my layout and have two questions. On the freight engines, Where is the bell located? I have seen many pictures of the...
... Bell is at the top peak of short hood on freight GP9s. A few GP9 and GP18 units had the bell moved to another location in later years. Doug Wonders...
Tom, The answer about bell location was has been pretty much answered though I never saw the bell located anywhere during my years working for N&W other than...
In response to the member telling us to lube the gear box on this engine;,are there any special insructions for taking the engine apart to get to the gear...
Does the new Broadway Limited Class A out of the box need additioal gear box lube? Please help me since there are six of them running down on the West Island...
... <vaoverland@a...> wrote: UPDATE: August 11, 2003 The Virginia Railway Enthusiast license plates are now available through the Department of Motor...
Gordon, In the mid 1990's I took a photo of a very unique aspect of a large rail crane at Dabo Industries, Orrville, OH. I can't remember what road the crane...
HI, thanks for the offer but the crane I was making if N&W. Can you get somone to scan this so that everyone can use it? Thanks! ... large rail crane at Dabo...
ive spotted the bell hangin from a stick like structure at the tip of the short hood and at the back on the long hood.the horns,K5LA's, are mainly located...
There is a N&W GP-9 at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer. Here is the link to the website that has some pics of the loco painted in passenger colors. ...
I have recently decided to convert from N scale to HO scale after having modeled in N scale since 1989. The main reason for this is due to me being a BIG N&W...
