Ironton OH and 611 crossing grade accident pics

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 That's what I was told by Brakeman Walker Johnson.  It and 459 were two superheated Ms kept at Kenova.  The 475 was never out this way, at least not in its later days.  Now you've got ME confused!
Tim

    On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 06:03:45 PM EDT, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:   

 Well you have the old man confused on 457.  According to the records it 
was retired Nov. 30, 1950.  Do you mean 475??

Jim Blackstock

On 8/3/2024 1:31 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> On 8/3/2024 7:46 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
>> Tim
>> How/where/what would would be the procedure for the crews used to 
>> forward the 457 with the Powhatan Arrow to Williamson? Was there a 
>> local crew qualified for this or did N&W have to shuttle a qualified 
>> crew in from Williamson or Bluefield? Was there a larger locomotive 
>> in Williamson that took the train to Bluefield or Roanoke? Also were 
>> passengers left on board or bus shuttled to Roanoke? Time lapse?
>> Thank you
>> Herb Edwards
> Herb,
>
>     If you read the story, the engines were swapped out and the 
> regular crew hand fired the 457 to Williamson while the yard crew took 
> the 611 (which could still handle herself) to Kenova for some repairs 
> needed in order to move to a terminal that could handle the heavier 
> repairs. Had things been different and the crews run out of time 
> according to the hours of service law, new crews would have been 
> needed to move the train.
>
> Jimmy Lisle
>
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