Last Train 3?

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John

Don’t think your photo matches anything I have.

Last No. 3, departing Roanoke on April 30, 1971.

515
502

1279
1347
1340
118
531
1611
539
537
McDowell County
492

Note: Dome car 1611 and diner were cut out at Williamson, and were picked up on No. 4 to return to Roanoke. 1611 remained in the train to Norfolk. 

Last No. 3 into Cincinnati on May 1, departed Norfolk on April 30

500
504

1279
1347
1340
118
539
537
McDowell County

Last No. 4, leaving Cincinnati on May 1

502
515

1308
1327
1336
1378
1424
1401
1321
1349
1727
1012
533
536
Buchanan County

Now there was a labor train move east from Cincinnati, which I believe was on Sunday, May 2 or Monday May 3, and was the coaches and deadhead mail cars of No. 3 taking it back to Roanoke.

Best
Ken Miller

> On Nov 10, 2022, at 2:18 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> This color slide is labeled
> 
> "Cincy ('5' and '4' written over top of one another) 71"
> 
> Is this east or west bound?
> 
> Being daylight I'm assuming westbound.
> 
> Does anyone have the final consist of train 3 of 4/30/71 Norfolk - 5/1/71 into Cincinnati? (On-Time Ar. 7:35AM)
> 
> John Garner, Newport VA<N&W 519 506 Cincinnati OH 4 (or 5) 1971.jpg>________________________________________
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