Passenger service on the Durham District

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Refering to operating timetable in the NWHS archives, Norfolk Division timetable No. 11 effective April 28, 1957, shows mixed train service between Lynchburg and Durham provided by First Class trains Nos. 71 and 72.  Timetable No. 12 effective January 1, 1958, shows Nos. 71 and 72 as Fourth Class trains, i.e., no longer providing mixed train service.  Because there was no supplement pasted in Timetable No. 11 to indicate any changes to it, it appears that the mixed train service was terminated just before Timetable No. 12 was effective, in other words, at the end of 1957.

Gordon Hamilton

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  Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:04 PM
  Subject: Re: Passenger service on the Durham District


  In a message dated 11/9/04 10:40:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
    Chuck:

    I believe the mixed service was discontinued sometime in 1957=58. The one time I saw this mixed train coming into Lyncuburg the passenger/express service was provided in a combine on the end of a twenty or so car freight train. The scheduled time from Lynchburg to Durham was about 8 hours.... less than 15 mph to permit switching along the way.

                                                                                         Ray Smoot
  Thank you for the dates.  According to the acount in the local papers on 8/9/54, Train 76 was to leave Lynchburg at 8:45 am and reach Durham at 4:05 pm.  Train 75 was to leave Durham at 6:30 am and arrive in Lynchburg at 2:45 pm.  With that type of schedule I am surprised that the service lasted that long.  

  Where did trains 75 and 76 meet to pass each other?  In South Boston? And was a 20 boxcar train normal for that time?

  Thanks again, 

  Chuck Stewart




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