Trailers on the Shenandoah Division From the Chesapeake Western

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It is my understanding that the Chesapeake Western had a ramp just north of Staunton and that they ran a train at night.  I take that is was in a similar time frame.  They shoved the train one direction, I do not know which.  That is why they had a headlight on one of their cabooses.  Can someone speak to the connection with the parent road, the N&W, and how that worked?
   
  David Ray

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          Harry - 
   
  Yes.  Briefly.  Trains 58 and 59 were put on to operate out of Bristol; a ramp was built in the vicinity of the new boiler house at the east end of the station, and I believe it still exists.  K-1s powered the train, which I don't think ever amounted to more than a couple of cars.  The story I got is that the Teamster Brothers put enough pressure on Eastman that they dropped the project.  
   
  I don't know exactly how long the train operated, but it wasn't very long. . .
   
  EdKing
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  EdK:
  I need to axe you a question.  We're talking history and innovation here.
  Sometime before the demise of steam on the Pulaski District, wasn't
  there a dedicated Trailer Train made up of Tennessee Eastman traffic
  (mostly) that went to PRR at Hagerstown ? Steam powered ?
                                                              Harry Bundy
    
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