More Virginian questions about passenger service

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Thank you Jim.  Did passenger service end at the merger?

Walter Davis, Youngsville, NC

On 11/3/2019 7:26 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
> The Virginian Pacifics bore no relation to USRA Pacifics, although I 
> have kitbashed them starting from a USRA light Pacific. Drivers are 
> too tall and boiler needs to be heavier. I overlooked the driver 
> problem, but kitbashed a heavier boiler. The Pacifics lasted till the 
> end of Virginian passenger service, so there was no transition to 
> diesels. However they did get two Fairbanks Morse 16,000 HP diesels 
> with steam generators (presumably so they could handle the business 
> cars on special moves.
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> On Sunday, November 3, 2019, 06:13:52 PM CST, NW Modeling List 
> <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Were any of the Virginian Pacifics based on USRA heavy (or light 
> Pacifics)?  I found it interesting that the BA was only used in fast 
> freight service. What did they use for passenger service in the 
> 1950's?  If not Pacifics, what early diesels were used and when did 
> they switch from steam.  I could probably find most of these answers 
> on the web site or in one of the books about the railroad, but the 
> answers I get from the members are more than information, they are 
> experience - far more valuable.  Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Walter Davis, Youngsville, NC
>
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