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Brent,<br>
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I'm not that familiar with the traffic pattern, rules and regs on
stock moves. Regarding mules, they were shipped from the Midwest in
foreign-road stock cars and surprisingly late, into the mid-1950s.
First 84 often had a stock car or two on the head end that might
include hogs for Elliston. <br>
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The stockyard in Bluefield was on the north side of East Yard just
east of the coal wharf. Stock cars close on their time limit were
switched over to the pens to unload, rest, feed, water, and reload
cattle and hogs. <br>
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Yes, there was the Blackford Turn out of Bluefield to Honaker on the
Clinch Valley. In Bluefield, #85 would be held for hours waiting for
Blackford stock loads to be cut in on the head end. <br>
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Grant Carpenter<br>
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Thanks Grant! Can you tell us a little more about the handling
of mules? How often and where did these get shipped from/to?
Did they arrive in N&W stock cars or did they come in
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We frequently hear about the cattle extra out of Honaker, but
I've not really heard much about how those operated, or what
other points on the N&W may have had stock pens for either
shipments or deliveries. Do you have any first hand knowledge
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