[VirginianRailwayEnthusiasts] "Takin' Twenty with theVirginian Brethren"

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Sam - that was C&O #614 that Rowland had - and still has.  During the tests it was numbered 614T, the T standing for "test" and "tomorrow".  

I was on its first trip out of Huntington, and wrote it up for TRAINS magazine on assignment.

EdKing
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  Wasn't Ross Rowland involved in the stillborn ACE 3000 "modern" steam loco project of the 1980's?  I think it was a joint effort of the railroads, principally Chessie, and the coal industry.  I remember seeing Rowland's ex-C&O Greenbrier #610 fitted out with instrumentation for research during that project.

  Sam Putney

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    From: "Charles E. Salmon, Jr." <gkholine at cox.net>
    Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:31:14 -0000
    Subject: [VirginianRailwayEnthusiasts] "Takin' Twenty with the Virginian Brethren"

    Last night I had the pleasure of "Takin' Twenty" with 7 of the
    Brethren and Friends of the Virginian Railway. I told the Brethren
    about having the "Friends of the VGN" patch on my jacket recognized at
    the Krispy Kreme yesterday by a Mr. Ratcliff of Copper Hill, VA. He
    worked for the VGN for over 40 years, talked a lot about "Slick" Inge
    and promised to "Take Twenty" with us in the future. I also told them
    about Donnie Bailey and Bobby Graham, Mullens VGN engineers, who
    attended the "Friends of the Virginian Railway at Milepost 2008" and
    also said they would like to "Take Twenty" with us.

    The June issue of "Trains" magazine was passed around with little
    fanfare except for the article "CSX brawl gets down and dirty" on page
    10 about their board member elections.

    The ebay report was given: VGN Rwy. belt buckle (I hope someone
    did NOT take the face off a heartshaped lock) for $45.44; "V.Ry."
    Handlan tall globe lantern for $536.99; A 1924 VGN "Science of
    Locomotive Management" book for $66.40; A VGN 1956 Norfolk Division
    Timetable #23 for $57.89 and a 1943 VGN Operating Rule book for $58.63.

    I told the Brethren about Ross Rowland, Jr., of 1976 Freedom Train
    fame, visiting the work session last week at the Archives of the N&W
    (and VGN) Historical Society. He and his "entourage" were extremely
    interested in anything the Historical Society has in their records
    concerning a coal fired turbine locomotive (like "Jawn Henry"). Wonder
    what they are "up to?" He did buy lunch for the group that day.

    At the Archives Thursday evening "pizza and slides" session, Gordon
    Hamilton shared with us slides from a trip he took in the cab of an
    SD45 on an Elmore to Roanoke coal train after the merger. They showed
    great shots of the train and former VGN locations such as Elmore,
    Clark's Gap, Inglesides, Kumis and many more.

    I showed the Brethren Landon Gregory's winning photo at the "FVR @
    MP 2008". This photo has been posted on this site under "People". It
    was taken by Landon's lovely wife Sondra, and shows Landon receiving
    train orders "somewhere, sometime" as a Virginian Railway operator.
    Can you identify one very unusual aspect of this photo??

    Cornbread was exceptionally active at the session and told about
    his favorite (next to Rufus Wingfield) yardmaster, Bill Whittaker,
    brother of our recently departed Jimmy Whittaker. Seems that Bill
    reminded him of the famous deputy of Sheriff Andy Taylor, Barney Fife.
    Cornbread said that Bill had the same swagger and aloofness of the
    famous TV character. Seems that Bill, as yardmaster, had little
    patience for one of his conductors, a fellow named Flannigan, who was
    extremely "long in the tooth" when reporting derailments and such.
    Once after a chiding for being long winded, the conductor gave this
    account of a derailment in the yard: "Off again, On again, Gone again,
    Flannigin".

    I think I will pull the pin on this one.

    Departing Now,

    Skip Salmon









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