More Virginian questions about passenger service

[NW Modeling List]

Thank you Joseph.

On 11/4/2019 8:19 AM, NW Modeling List wrote:
> Virginian passenger service ended in 1955.
>
> Sincerely,
> Joseph Congemi
>
>
> On Nov 4, 2019, at 07:56, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org 
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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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