[VirginianRailwayEnthusiasts] "Takin' Twenty with theVirginian Brethren"

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Thu May 15 22:14:00 EDT 2008

YUP! that's the guy. My buddy & I were planning to go chase 610(T) when
my mother-in-law
passed. Had to take care of family first and never saw 610 on Chessie
Freight!
Tom Cosgrove


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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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> *Subject:* Fwd: [VirginianRailwayEnthusiasts] "Takin' Twenty with

> theVirginian Brethren"

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> Skip Salmon

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> From: "Charles E. Salmon, Jr." <gkholine at cox.net

> <mailto: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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Tom Cosgrove
N2VFK
NREMT-B
SKYWARN Spotter LME002

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