Belews Creek Coal Train ID's

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Folks;

This is previously received from Mr. Scott Lindsey, CTC Board's NS Editor, back in July 2003. It may have been modified since then, but should be fairly accurate:

#754 - Kopperston, WV to Belews Creek, NC
#755 - Belews Creek, NC to Kopperston, WV
#756/758/760 - Williamson, WV to Belews Creek, NC
#757/759/761 - Belews Creek, NC to Williamson, WV

The mty's to Williamson are assigned a U series number as a mine run upon arrival in Williamson, i.e. U68. From there they go to any number of pre-determined load-out locations, most-likely somewhere in KY north of Williamson. Coal contracts between the mine operators and the utility will determine this load out point.

Regards,
Russ Goodwin
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Subject: Belews Creek coal train

John,

Looks like I need to finish the story I started. Northbound empties on the Pumpkin Vine pass straight through the diamond at JK, then turn west onto the N&W main line.

One other interesting note about the returning empty train. According to Harry Bundy, the pushers drop off the rear of the train when they reach Belews Creek. The rest of the train proceeds around a loop to dump the coal. When the train exits the loop, the pushers are waiting to be placed at the front of the train. Thus all five engines are on the front of the returning train of empties.

I too am interested if this train originates west of Roanoke, or is it made up at the South Roanoke Yard from coal brought down from Bluefield? Either way, it passes through South Yard.

Ron Davis


At 08:00 PM 1/31/2005, you wrote:

Hi Lister's
  
    Thanks to Ron Davis, I now know how the Belews Creek coal train gets out of Roanoke.  Do any of you know where the train originates from?  Does the empties do just the reverse to go back to be loaded again?   
  
Thanks in advance,
John Hecker
nwrlinemp72 at comcast.net  
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