611 at Pearisburg, Aug 1959

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The only excursion involving 611 for Appalachian Power employees (that I am aware of) was in August, 1959 from Roanoke to Norfolk and return. There are photos of this excursion passing through Lynchburg on the old line in the Virginia Tech digital collection and in several N&W related books.

     Raymond Smoot

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My guess is that this is an excursion, which would account for the lack 
of head equipment and for the late date of operation of 611. Wish I 
could remember more, as I was in Narrows on the date indicated. As far 
as the track is concerned, the train is on the eastbound main, and 
obviously is not making a station stop. Now, Sam the other vehicle is 
hard to identify, but I don't think GM. Maybe International Harvester, 
or even Rio? The orange paint is a puzzle, but could the whole scene 
have something to do with AEPco? Seems to me they ran a steam excursion 
for employees behind 611 about this time. Anybody else remember that 
one? It is documented somewhere. If I could just remember where.   Jim 
Nichols

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> Dave

>

> Thanks for sharing the photo.  Looking at the consist, which has no 

> head-end equipment, I'd say the train is most likely the Powhatan 

> Arrow, only quite a bit longer than normal.  Why the train would stop 

> on the far main is a bit of a puzzler,  Perhaps there was something 

> preventing it from using the near track, which I think they would 

> normally do for passenger safety.

>

> What also interests me is the orange vehicles.  I don't recall what 

> N&W railroad vehicles looked like at the time.  The near truck appears 

> to be a Dodge.  Can some vehicle expert identify the other one; looks 

> to me like a General Motors product.  Rev. Jim?

>

> Sam Putney

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>> This photo appeared on the Train Orders site, and although there has 

>> been much speculation, no one has been able to identify what's 

>> happening. Judging by the painted-over chrome headlight trim on 611, 

>> the date is probably correct. Anyone know what this it all about?

>>

>> Dave Stephenson

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