S1 and S1a operation on the N&W

[NW Mailing List]

--- NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> I can remember visiting my Grandparents and watching

> at least four 0-8-0 

> switchers working the Wlilliamson yard at the same

> time.  One would be 

> shifting cars in or out of the car repair shops

> which were located on the 

> river side (Tug Fork) of the yard.  The second would

> be shifting empty 

> hoppers in the "empties" yard.  I can specifically

> remember they would be 

> separating Virginian hoppers and 100 ton Gons from

> N&W hoppers.  This 

> involved handling long strings of hoppers.

> 

> A third would be shifting various freight cars in

> the middle of the yard.  I 

> assume they were making and breaking trains down for

> local runs.  A fourth 

> would be shifting loaded hoppers on the US 52 side

> of the yard, making up 

> trains which would then go west to Portsmouth, OH. 

> If they were idle for 

> too long, the steam safety valve would pop and you

> could hear the roar of 

> steam as a plume of white colored water vapor would

> shoot skyward.

> 

> I have also seen an 0-8-0 gather cabooses from

> various points in the yard 

> and move them to the caboose tracks.

> 

> I hope this helps and thanks for your email which

> revived some good 

> memories.

> 

> Bill Smith

> Zanesville, Ohio

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Bill, 

Thanks! This is perfect! My grandparents also lived in
Williamson, and I spent quite a few summers there.

My older brother liked the steamers better - they were
quieter than the diesels! (my grandparents house was
close to the yard).

Cheers,

Mark Peele
Catonsville, MD



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