NW 1317 M CINCI NW 91 R CINCI on Tr 21 from Norf

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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:10:59 EDT
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Subject: "The Cannonball"
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Referring to an earlier question regarding equipment
protecting "The Cannonball" -- the following "Signal
98" was transmitted from NS Jct. on August 20, 1963.  
By then, "The Cannonball" and "The Cavalier" had been
combined.
 
No. 21 Engs 517-501 Condr Adams and Engr Phelps CR 905
and 835 PM Departed Norfolk 935 PM
 
NW 1350  X  CHGO
NW 1427 X   ROKE
NW 1317 M  CINCI
NW 91     R  CINCI
PRR 9656 X DH RICH
SOU 307   X DH RICH
PRR 7865  X RICH
NW 1305   X RICH
NW 1503 PB RICH
PIKE COUNTY W NEW YORK
NW 1726    P BLFD
 
TOTAL 11 CARS
 
Pullman Pike County was a 10 Rmtte, 6 DBR sleeper 
built by Budd in 1949.  Wayner's "Car Names, Numbers,
and Consists" indicate that in 1949 Pullman built six
10 Rmtte, 6 DBR cars for New York-Richmond and New
York-Norfolk service.  The N&W cars were  Buchanan
County, McDowell County and Sussex  County.  RF&P
supplied King George, King William and King and 
Queen.
       
Harry Bundy


June 16, 2005

...and at the head end, NW 91 R CINCI is the Norfolk &
Cincinnati ED (East Division) RPO with its crew going
to Bluefield.  At that point, another crew climbed
aboard during station time and continued the trip to
Cincinnati.

NW 1317 M CINCI was the mail storage car next to the
RPO, which may have carried some working mail for the
RPO on both the east and west divisions, as well as
sacks of periodicals or parcel post moving from
eastern Virginia to southern Ohio.

Harry, do you have many more of these daily consists? 
Does the Archives have consist books for passenger
trains?

GN&GM,

Frank



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