Southern ALCo DL-109 and DL-110 on the N&W

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I have the May 1950 issue of Trains Magazine.  On page 48 are two 
photographs of a Southern Railway passenger train in Roanoke.  One 
photograph is in front of Roanoke Shops and the other is in front of the 
Hotel Roanoke.  The passenger train is being pulled by a Southern 
Railway DL-109 (A unit) and DL-110 (B unit) diesel set.

The captions for the photographs mention that the coal miners strike in 
early 1950 forced the N&W to reduce coal consumption by allowing 
Southern Railway passenger trains to operate behind diesels between 
Lynchburg and Bristol.

Bill King