K locomotives on the N&W main line

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Frank:
 
I have read that they were often used on some of the mainline locals until  
those trains disappeared.  Also, they were protection power for the name  
trains; when I lived in Bluefield, VA and rode the bus to Bluefield, WV for 
my  orthodontist appointments, I'd see one of them stationed in the engine  
servicing area.  Reportedly, with a short train like the Powhatan Arrow,  
they could maintain schedule Bluefield - Williamson, but I'd defer to people  
closer to the facts to confirm or not.
 
Dave Phelps 
 
 
In a message dated 12/6/2015 7:46:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Hello,  all

Other than the K engines that ran between Norfolk and Richmond  Broad 
Street, how often were K locomotives used in passenger service elsewhere  on the 
main line?  I had the impression that J-class locomotives were  used and 
that K engines were relegated to branch lines to Durham,  Winston-Salem, 
Hagerstown, and elsewhere.  I have attached a picture of  N&W 124 at Farmville, 
unknown year.

Happy holidays to  all,

Frank  Scheer
f_scheer at yahoo.com

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