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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Abe,<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Don't know, but as you likely know, Lynchburg only had a two-stall engine house on Percival's Island, while Monroe had the SR roundhouse. Norfolk Division local freights and Durham Line trains were probably all that the small facility in Lynchburg could handle. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Plus it would have been a convoluted move to change engines at Kemper Street Station. In addition the the Class J, I was told that even troop trains with a Class A were traded out at Monroe.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Tim Hensley<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, November 25, 2024 at 09:33:07 PM EST, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Can anyone provide the history behind Monroe, Va, being chosen as the Eng and crew change point, rather than Lynchburg, for joint N&W/Southern passenger trains? (I could guess at the obvious, but why venture a guess and spoil someone posting the real reason ! )<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Second element of the question is: In what year was the Monroe-shuffle implemented ?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Than'kew.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- abram burnett<br></div><div dir="ltr">edgelord of the turnip underworld<br></div><div dir="ltr">________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To change your subscription go to<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</a><br></div></div>
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