N&W Amtrak service

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The Cavalier (15 and 16) had been combined with the Powhatan Arrow (25 
and 26) in April 1967. The combined 25-15, and 26-16 ran until May 23, 
1969. That left The Pocahontas (3 and 4) as the sole remaining 
Norfolk-Cincinnati service. The last run of Number 3 departed Norfolk 
on April 30, 1971, and the last No. 4 arrived on May 1, 1971.

As Rick said, Amtrak did not adopt any N&W routes on its inception. 
However, The Mountaineer was placed in service in March 1974, running 
Norfolk-Cincinnati-Chicago. The Mountaineer was discontinued, I belive 
in 1977, and replaced by The Hilltopper which no longer served Norfolk.

Ken Miller

On Sep 23, 2004, at 8:49 AM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

>  The last N&W passenger service to Norfolk ended May 1, 1971 with the 
> formation of Amtrak.  Trains 3 & 4 were the last.  15 & 16, and 25 & 
> 26 were gone by 1969 or 1970.  The only other service by this late 
> date was the remnant of the joint N&W-Southern service between 
> Lynchburg and Bristol.  Amtrak assumed no service on N&W routes.  "The 
> Hilltopper" which appeared later, operated over part of the N&W 
> mainline.  It did not serve Norfolk.  The only passenger service to 
> Norfolk was, and continues to be that operated on CSX (former C&O) to 
> Newport News.
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>  Rick Morrison
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>  At 11:03 AM 9/22/2004 -0400, you wrote:
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> Would like information as to when N&W ended passenger train service 
> from and into Norfolk, primarily trains 3 & 4, 15 & 16, and 25 & 26? 
> Also, did Amtrak take over operation of these trains to and from 
> Norfolk, and if so when and for how long?
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> Thanks,
>  Herman Wilkins
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