611 at Pearisburg, Aug 1959

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Jim - that AEPCo excursion DID occur after I went to work; so I was wrong 
about the next run of the 611 being its last.  But the AEPCo excursion went 
from Roanoke EAST (I don't know how far - I tried to pace it around Montvale 
and had to give up) and wouldn't have gone through Pearisburg.

EdKing
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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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