Mine mules/Algoma MTYs/cabs Re: Stock movements

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Yes! Nine pages on mine mules, including details on the time period and 
inbound shipments, beyond what I have. Excellent.

BTW Alex, I was not familiar with the Algoma track extension of 1925, 
thank you. However, a conductor recalled "shoving about 25 empties" up 
there and shoving the cab into that spur track.

That is, if and when it came along. From an earlier reply, cabs were not 
always used on some short runs, but as those runs were cut off, the 
trend seemed to be, "Don't leave home without it."

Grant Carpenter

On 12/2/2025 7:58 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> . . .In 1925 the Buzzard Creek Branch was extended to hold 25 empties 
> to accommodate the new Algoma tipple. The stub track, which only held 
> four cars, was put in at the same time.
> Alex Schust
On 12/7/2025 5:11 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> One more piece of the puzzle.
>
> Alex Schust
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> What a great read! Thank you
>
> Brent
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> Dr. J. Brent Greer
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> Mine Mules extracted from "Gary Hollow,' my first book.
>
> Alex Schust
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> Thanks again, that is all amazingly helpful for me. One last follow-up 
> on this topic; how frequently were the cattle shipped out from the 
> Blackford turn?
>
> Brent
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> Dr. J. Brent Greer
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> *Subject:* Stock movements
> Brent,
>
> I'm not that familiar with the traffic pattern, rules and regs on 
> stock moves. Regarding mules, they were shipped from the Midwest in 
> foreign-road stock cars and surprisingly late, into the mid-1950s. 
> First 84 often had a stock car or two on the head end that might 
> include hogs for Elliston.
>
> The stockyard in Bluefield was on the north side of East Yard just 
> east of the coal wharf. Stock cars close on their time limit were 
> switched over to the pens to unload, rest, feed, water, and reload 
> cattle and hogs.
>
> Yes, there was the Blackford Turn out of Bluefield to Honaker on the 
> Clinch Valley. In Bluefield, #85 would be held for hours waiting for 
> Blackford stock loads to be cut in on the head end.
>
> Grant Carpenter
>
> On 12/4/2025 10:09 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
>     Thanks Grant!   Can you tell us a little more about the handling
>     of mules?  How often and where did these get shipped from/to?  Did
>     they arrive in N&W stock cars or did they come in off-line cars?
>
>     We frequently hear about the cattle extra out of Honaker, but I've
>     not really heard much about how those operated, or what other
>     points on the N&W may have had stock pens for either shipments or
>     deliveries.  Do you have any first hand knowledge about any of these?
>
>     Brent
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>     /Dr. J. Brent Greer/
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