<div dir="ltr">My Dad, growing up in Harrisonburg during the 30's, spent much of his railfanning time both on the property and riding in the cabs of C&W locomotives. When he first saw the book,
”Crooked & Weedy”, he recognized the pictures of many of the railway employees shown in the book. He had very fond memories of his times on the C&W.<div><br></div><div>Ed Painter</div><div>#73 from Narrows, VA</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM NW Mailing List via 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
David<div>Thanks for your post & your direct ‘hands-on’ experiences on the C&W…..”Crooked & Weedy”…. “Cuss & Wait” </div><div>If the editorial board (?) of the NWHS agree, & if you have the time & inclination, a personal experience article about your time on the C&W for The Arrow would be of great interest to many. </div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><div>Herb Edwards</div><div>Lynchburg, Va</div><div><br><br><br><div><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661" target="_blank">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a><br></div><br><p style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(132,115,255);padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px">On Monday, May 19, 2025, 6:47 AM, NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote><div id="m_-4602987949967810633yiv5409558785"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
5. Re: Chesapeake Western Railway today (NW Mailing <br>------------------------------<br>Message: 5 from Jim Brewer<br></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">John and Herb's post led me to a search of Sanborn map for Harrisonburg;<br>
what a great model railroad it would be, albeit, not N&W!<br>
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