future 611 trips ??

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I did a quick scan thru the archives and there are pictures of K2, Z1B, and Y6’s in Winston Salem, NC.  I remember seeing the 611 come thru Kernersville, NC on the Southern’s K line heading east to Greensboro.  Best memory she come up the Winston Salem Southbound maybe?
I have been told that the N&W had a loop track at North Winston.  Southern/NS has a wye still in place at the junction of the K and L lines just south of the yard connection to N&W’s Northwestern yard(current NS yard).

So why wouldn’t the A or J for that matter not cross the Dan bridge?  I know Southern had a bridge over the Yadkin river to Wilkesboro and only used 4 axle locos on that line.  Current operator Yadkin Valley now uses 6 axle SD40-2s after a realignment onto the bridge.
 
James Wall
Rural Hall, NC


> On Jun 2, 2017, at 3:41 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Southbound only, a Class J won't clear the span across the Dan River near Pine Hall.
> For the Eisenhower Special,  two Js were hauled backwards Roanoke to North
> Winston and one at a time were turned on the greased loop track.   Harry Bundy
> Rob:
> A correction please.  I went home and reviewed Louis Newton's Rails Remembered,
> Vol. 3 and apparently the Class J will clear the Dan River bridge southbound. It's
> probably the Class A that has too much overhang.    Harry Bundy
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James Wall
Rural Hall, NC



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