Cannonball - second section

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The N&W never ran a train called the Hilltopper, nor did they have a train 
that followed that route (Washington - Petersburg - Roanoke - Kenova). The 
Hilltopper was strictly an Amtrak creation with influence from WV Senator Byrd.

Ron Davis

At 12:25 PM 4/29/2005, you wrote:
>From: JERSYSTMRR at aol.com
>Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:01:38 EDT
>Subject: Re: cannonball
>To: f_scheer at yahoo.com
>
>Thank you guys for the responses.  I never remember
>seeing any blue N&W cars so I'm getting a lesson here.
>  I also model Amtrak, even the early
>"rainbow" years so I'm trying to find out in what
>scheme they bought these cars in.
>
>One last question for the masses.  In the mid-late
>'70's Amtrak operated a train over the RFP-SCL-N&W
>called the HILLTOPPER.  Did that train operate over
>the route of any ex-N&W service, or was that an Amtrak
>creation?
>
>Thanks again,
>C Harrison---(leavin' on vacation!)
>
>
>c/o
>
>
>
>
>Dr. Frank R. Scheer, Curator
>Railway Mail Service Library, Inc.
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