Y6 allocations, Shenandoah line locos etc.

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Frank:
The Winston District of the Shenandoah Division was not ATC - equipped, but  
the
Class A's were restricted because their overhang (for lack of a better  word)
wouldn't clear the truss bridge at Dan River south of Pine Hall.  The  
railroad
crosses from one side of the river to the other on an "S" curve. The  bridge 
is
in the middle of a 7.9 degree curve to the left and a 10.5 degree curve to  
the
right.
 
One event where double-headed J's were used on the Winston District  was
for the Eisenhower special.  There was no turntable nor wye at  North
Winston -- engines were turned on a loop.   According to  Louis Newton,
to get the J's headed north, the loop had to be greased, then each  engine
was pulled around with a switcher. Very slowly.   
                                                                     Harry 
Bundy
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