Conductor Burnett's Train Book for January 7-8, 1928

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JANUARY 7, 1928.  No. 51, Engs 422 and 102 doubleheaded Roanoke to Bristol.  
Caboose 518398.  

Engineman R L Evans and Fireman W P Carter on Eng 422.  Engineman W J Kirby 
and Fireman O M Proell on Eng 102.  Conductor ADB, Flagman R C Butcher, Head 
End Brakeman R T Saunders.

Reported 12:45pm.  
By WB 1:25pm.  
Vicker 3:20pm - 3:40pm.  
Radford 3:50pm - 4:00pm.  
West Radford 4:10pm - 4:35pm.  
Marion 7:05pm - 7:25pm.  
Wyndale 8:50pm - 9:10pm.  
Arrived Bristol 9:49pm.

44 loads, 1 empty.  (Contents of cars listed as merchandise, wool, surgar, 
rugs, furniture, perishables, apples, autos, roofing, R-crusher [rock crusher?], 
B-tubs [bath tubs?], bricks, chips, beams, hides, tubing, skids, rods, 
machinery and denims.)  The one empty (N&W 70009, mty box) was picked up at 
Chilhowie and moved to Bristol.  Notes indicate "Vents Open" on 21st car WFE 62827 
apples; 26th car DLW 6051 cabbage; 27th car WFEX 65759 cabbage; 36th car FGE 
35327 apples.

Grandfather's note indicates "Temp 86 in sun at Vicker."  [Not bad for 
January 7th ! ]

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RETURN TRIP, JANUARY 8, 1928.

Extra 422 East.  Engs 422 and 102 doubleheaded.  Same crew as previous trip 
(above.)

Contents of cars listed as hogs, chickens, coal, coke, lumber, wood, marble, 
acid, material, merchandise and cinders.

Reported 2:45pm
Departed Bristol 3:15pm.  
Glade Spring 4:30pm to ---.  
Chilhowie 6:00pm - 6:20pm.   
Max Meadows 7:05pm - 7:25pm.  
Arrived Roanoke 11:50pm. 

It appears that this was a "pick up train," running lite out of Bristol and 
picking up at Glade Spring, Pulaski and Radford.

Record indicates that 40 cars were picked up at Glade Spring, of which 5 were 
s/o at Radford, one [Erie 94274, load of wood] was set off at Groseclose with 
a hot box, and the balance were taken to Roanoke.   Twelve cars p/u at 
Pulaski, of which 7 were s/o at Radford and the balance taken to Roanoke.  Ten cars 
were p/u at Radford, of which one was s/o Vicker (N&W 40129, load 
merchandise,)  six were s/o at Christiansburg, one was s/o at Elliston, and two were s/o 
at Salem.

There are many calculations made in the margins of the pages for this date... 
 Grandfather was figuring his tonnages !  "1300 east G, 695 off at G,"  
"31-9, 1995 tons," "21 loads and 7 mtys 1300 tons,"  "10 L  2 mty,"  "431 off E,"  
"159 off D."  ("G" was the station number for Glade Spring, "E" for Pulaski, 
and "D" for Radford.)

-- abram burnett
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