
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">The tidbit that caught my eye was the travel time Columbus - Williamson over the old and new lines. The former was an hour longer. And the presidents special was almost an hour faster than that. <div><br></div><div>It was also interesting to see the list of officials - an org chart of sorts. I suppose the President would like to recognize the names of those he may come in contact with on his travels. <br><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing this Bruce. </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Matt Goodman</div><div>Columbus, Ohio</div><div><br></div>Sent from my mobile</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov 15, 2024, at 7:50 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Thanks for sharing this. <br>

The very last page was interesting to see the yard sizes. It would be interesting to see the changes in size 50 years later.</p>

<p dir="ltr">There's was also a little list of tunnels near the end. Interesting to see the 10 tunnels in the Scioto Div.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Mike Rector </p>

<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 9:34 PM NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Back when we had people working on the collections in GOB East, I was poking around on some shelves and found a slim notebook tucked between some larger ledgers. It was a collection of details and tidbits for A.C. Needles, who moved up through the ranks of posts on the N&W, eventually serving as president after WWI. I scanned a number of the pages (but have misplaced the details of the date on the notebook). While digging in my unorganized collection of files (they are in one folder, though), I discovered these scanned pages. Enjoy reading about things that were important for a railroad official to have close at hand.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Bruce in Blacksburg</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:386px;height:20px;max-height:20px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);margin:6px 0px;padding:10px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;font-family:"Google Sans",sans-serif;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10CLgeBcY_oiQiAiempB_mgZLpAYUQ1iD/view?usp=drive_web" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);display:inline-block;max-width:356px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-decoration-line:none;border:none" aria-label="Needles1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><img style="vertical-align:text-bottom;border:none;padding-right:10px;height:20px" alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png" data-unique-identifier=""> <span dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-decoration:none">Needles1.pdf</span></a><img src="" aria-label="Remove attachment" style="padding-left:10px;width:20px;height:20px;float:right;display:none" data-unique-identifier=""></div><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:386px;height:20px;max-height:20px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);margin:6px 0px;padding:10px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;font-family:"Google Sans",sans-serif;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mjHlRl58SO_0B3HpJkaeIiPb-00espf6/view?usp=drive_web" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);display:inline-block;max-width:356px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-decoration-line:none;border:none" aria-label="Needles2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><img style="vertical-align:text-bottom;border:none;padding-right:10px;height:20px" alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png" data-unique-identifier=""> <span dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-decoration:none">Needles2.pdf</span></a><img src="" aria-label="Remove attachment" style="padding-left:10px;width:20px;height:20px;float:right;display:none" data-unique-identifier=""></div><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:386px;height:20px;max-height:20px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);margin:6px 0px;padding:10px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;font-family:"Google Sans",sans-serif;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDwzLf_Cvc0NmMUkjkcVY-5zYw3MtJzl/view?usp=drive_web" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);display:inline-block;max-width:356px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-decoration-line:none;border:none" aria-label="Needles3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><img style="vertical-align:text-bottom;border:none;padding-right:10px;height:20px" alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png" data-unique-identifier=""> <span dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-decoration:none">Needles3.pdf</span></a><img src="" aria-label="Remove attachment" style="padding-left:10px;width:20px;height:20px;float:right;display:none" data-unique-identifier=""></div></div></div>

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