Last Train 18

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Sounds like the most logical explanation to me re 5-1-71 movement. 
Thanks for the refresher.

Does the consist info below come from a Dispatcher's Record Sheet? Is a 
departure time shown? Any photos of this movement? Here's No.18 of 
4-21-71

John Garner


There has been discussion before as to whether there was an 18 of 
5/1/71. By the Amtrak law, there shouldn’t have been except the Southern 
did need to run 18 Lynchburg to Washington and with 17 of 4/30 having 
run to Bristol, there would have been no equipment in Lynchburg for it. 
So it makes some sense that the equipment in Bristol moved to Lynchburg, 
either as an 18 of 5/1 or as an extra. But even if it moved as 18, it 
might have done so without passengers.

-- 
Larry Stone

Probably not as interesting as N&W Nos. 3 and 4, here is the last No. 
18, The Birmingham Special  of May 1, 1971

Conductor W. V. Turner and Engineer T. C. Angle
Eng 515
Sou 530
Sou 1016 Coach
Sou   840 Coach
N&W 502 Coach

Total - 4 cars
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