early diesels on the Abingdon (was): Y,A, J on the Abingdon Branch?

[NW Modeling List]

One additional note: I always remember them operating in pairs.

Ed Painter - Narrows, VA

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I always saw GP-9s, GP-18s, RS-11s, and RS-36s (original N and W units) on the trains when visiting my grandmother and orher family in Abingdon from the 50s until the end of operations. 

Ed Painter

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Subject: early diesels on the Abingdon (was): Y,A, J on the Abingdon Branch?

Thanks for the steam info!
 
What type diesels would of worked the Abingdon Branch after the end of steam?
Late 50's to early 60's period.
 
Thanks,
Gnee
 
 
On May 19, 2011 at 10:35 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> Class A or J, most certainly never, very doubtful of a Y on the 

> Abingdon branch due to axle loadings

>

> I happen to have my binder of Radford Division employee timetables 

> from 1924-1941 out on my desk, so I picked a couple out

>

> Radford Division Employee Timetable No. 22, effective July 6, 1924

> Tonnage Ratings

> Abingdon Branch

> Only lists Class G and Class T

>

> Radford Division No. 12, effective May 5, 1935

> Only lists Class M and Class W

>

> North Carolina Branch

> Class G, M, M-2 or Z

>

> Radford Division 22, effective May 4, 1941

> Abingdon Branch

> Only Class W and Class M engines

>

> North Carolina Branch

> Class Y-3, Z, M-2, M or G

>

> Ken Miller

>

> On May 19, 2011, at 7:47 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:

>

> > Per my Dad recollections, Y’s did operate over the North Carolina 

> > extension.

> >

> > Ed Painter – Narrows, VA

> >

> > From: nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org

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> > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:04 PM

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> > Subject: Re: Y,A, J on the Abingdon Branch?

> >

> > Hi Gene;

> >

> > A and J - definitely no.  Too big/wide/rigid.

> >

> > Y - maybe - they were very flexible.

> >

> > Nigel

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > .......

> > Quick question: Did any Y's, A's, or J's operate on the branch? I 

> > think I

> > remember reading that they were too heavy to go over the bridges.

> >  ........

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