Any sample N&W passenger train consists?

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Frank,


>From the "Norfolk and Western Railway Company Transportation Department, 

Consist of All Main Line Passenger Trains," revised and reissued March 15, 
1954:

Consist of Train No. 16, Roanoke to Norfolk

1 Express Car (A) (B) (C)  Richmond to Norfolk
1 Storage Mail Car (A) (C) Washington to Norfolk
1 Express Car (D) Bristol to Norfolk
1 Express Car (E) (F) Roanoke to Richmond
1 Box Express Car (G) Roanoke to Richmond
1 Storage Mail Car (E) Cincinnati to Richmond
1 Storage Mail Car (H) Cincinnati to Norfolk
1 Postal Car                 Cincinnati to Norfolk
1 Express Car (I)  Cincinnati to Norfolk
1 Passenger & Baggage Car (J) Cincinnati to Norfolk
1 Coach                        Cincinnati to Norfolk
1 Coach (K)  Portsmouth to Norfolk
1 Sleeper (10-Sec Lounge)  Roanoke to Norfolk
1 Sleeper (D)(E) Bristol to Richmond

ALL CARS OPERATE DAILY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Notes:

(A)  From ACL at Petersburg
(B)  Operates daily except Sunday and Monday mornings.
(C)  Car to be handled under seal and not worked enroute.
(D)  From Train 42 at Roanoke
(E)  To ACL at Petersburg
(F)  Operates daily except Monday from Roanoke
(G)  Operates daily except Saturday and Sunday mornings; returns in Train 
15.
(H)  Load in this car at Petersburg storage mail for Waverly, Wakefield and 
Suffolk.
(I)  All baggage to be handled in this car.
(J)  Baggage end of this car will be loaded at Cincinnati with express for 
Norfolk and will be sealed.
(K)  Operates from Roanoke Monday AM only.

Hope this helps.

Jim Brewer
Glenwood MD
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> June 21, 2006

>

> Good morning, all:

>

> Does anyone have a N&W passenger train consist, any

> date, any route, which includes a Railway Post Office

> car and storage mail cars?  I'm completing the handout

> for my July 6 presentation at the N&W HS convention

> and would like to add one or more lists of car numbers

> and locomotive making up a specific train on a given

> date prior to 1967.

>

> If so, please contact me on- or off-list.  I can use a

> transcription that is typed into an email, a fax, or a

> .jpg scan.  The source will be credited for the

> information.

>

> While I'm writing, if anyone knows approximately how

> many people may be attending the Strasburg convention,

> that will also help.  I need to photocopy the handouts

> late next week and am unsure how many to make.

>

> Good night and good morning,

>

> Frank Scheer

> f_scheer at yahoo.com

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