Hagerstown

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Think I have the answers.  I spent part of the day at the archives 
researching timetables etc.

Shomo is listed as a N&W station in the April 1, 1917 Shenandoah Div 
ETT.  No telegraph call listed for this station.  Name was changed in 
the Jan. 6, 1918 timetable to show Vardo with the station call of V.

Hager first showed up in the Nov. 22, 1942 timetable, station call 
HJ.  Hagerstown Jct. and Hagerstown Transfer are the same location or 
same miles as Hager between St. James and Hagerstown.  The April 1941 
N&W Station, Sidings and Agents book provides the 
following.  Hagerstown Jct. only for interchange with the Western 
Maryland.  Hagerstown Transfer only for interchange with the PRR. 
This also provides station calls of HJ and G for Hagerstown Jct. ( 
Call AU eliminated prior to April 1941) with no call for Hagerstown Transfer.

Hagerstown proper first station call shown as DX in a 1917 timetable 
and changed to HN in a 1923 timetable.

Jim Blackstock