Any Milk Trains on the N&W?

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I purchased a milk can that has the N&W stamp on the bottom.  Don Mills
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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.

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> 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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