<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp60c88d45yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I may be wrong but I think they were with the N&W's outfit.</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp60c88d45signature">Roger Huber<br>Deer Creek Locomotive Works</div></div>
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On Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 08:04:25 PM CDT, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp60c88d45yiv5019324465"><div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;" class="ydp60c88d45yiv5019324465yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr">I read an article on Wikipedia about the US Military Railway Service that mentioned that "all class I railroad companies were to create a battalion for the war effort."</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Virginian Railway was a Class I company. But the Virginian is not mentioned on the article's list of railroads that sponsored a shop battalion or an operating battalion.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Does any body have some information to share about the Virginian and its relationship (or lack) with <span style="letter-spacing:-0.32px;">the US Military Railway Service during WWII?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.32px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.32px;">Bill King</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.32px;">Arlington, Virginia</span></div></div></div></div>________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</a><br>To change your subscription go to<br><a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</a><br>Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br><a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</a><br></div>
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