Any Milk Trains on the N&W?

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I have a milk can which has a tag that reads "Return to: O.(?)M. Shannon, 
Saltville, VA.  N&W". I have seen one or two others from other locations on 
the N&W.

Jeff Sanders

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> Mark,

>

> I have never known of dedicated milk cars or milk trains in N&W service. 

> N&W did handle dairy products in express service on regular trains, 

> including those on the Shenandoah Division.  I have a photo of mixed train 

> #14 in Hagerstown on the last day of steam operations, and there is a 

> baggage wagon in the picture loaded with milk cans.  There has also been a 

> 1957 photo published in one of the magazines of a wagon load of milk cans 

> at Roanoke station.

>

> Rick Morrison

>

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>> Here's a question I've been pondering since the release of several Milk 

>> Car models recently: did any Milk Cars run on N&W? If so, where 

>> (Shenandoah line?) and when?

>>

>> Thanks!

>>

>> Mark Peele

>> Catonsville, MD

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