<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thanks Russ - and Tony, the person who posed the question off list, also passed along a thank you. His reply:<div><br></div><div><i><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I appreciate all of the background and up-to-date information you provided, guys. It will help with an MR article and captions in my branchline book slated for late 2025 publication.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tony Koester</span></i></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Matt Goodman</div><div>Columbus, Ohio</div><div><br></div>Sent from my mobile</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 28, 2024, at 11:15 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">
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<div dir="auto">The St. Charles Branch is an ex Southern Branch line, that didn't connect to the N&W. Originally, the Southern came into Appalachia, VA from Knoxville, via Big Stone Gap, VA. At Appalachia, was Southern's yard. On the north end they connected
with the L&N and the Interstate. On the south end the is St. Charles Jct., which goes west to St. Charles and splinters off in two directions, north to Mayflower and northeast to Benedict, now called Lone Mtn. Processing. About 2 miles east of St. Charles
proper, in Pocket, is L&N Jct., where the L&N connects from Pennington (Gap). L&N used to have trackage rights from Appalachia to St. Charles and all of the mines above it. Now CSX comes in from Harlan via Hagans Switchback and Pennington. </div>
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<div dir="auto">Both NS and CSX still pull coal off of the St. Charles Branch, but it is down to a couple of trains a day, with Lone Mtn. being the primary source for loading. Mayflower has recently started loading again under new ownership, and export contracts.
CSX hauls coal for TN Eastman in Kingsport, and Electric Fuels in Crystal River, FL. Train frequency is about 4 trains a week, but is expected to increase soon. There is a plethora of updated information on the Appalachia Coal Mines and Railroading site on
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<div dir="auto">Russ Goodwin </div>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No, Carl. This was an inquiry about St Charles Virginia.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i>Does anyone know the status of the N&W/NS St. Charles branch in Va.?<br>
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Tony Koester</i></p>
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