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Brent,<br>
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The Blackford Turn ran two to three times a week, most often on
Fridays, but made only a few runs in the winter and the hot part of
the summer. With no more than about six cars, loads included sheep.<br>
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Grant Carpenter<br>
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Thanks again, that is all amazingly helpful for me. One last
follow-up on this topic; how frequently were the cattle shipped
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<div>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
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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
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