Tidewater in 1907 -- World Record?

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Jim,

After the the merger with the Virginian, it was desirable to run loaded coal 
trains over the VGN and the crossover was oriented for eastbound coal trains 
from Bluefield to move from the N&W main to the VGN main at Kellysville. 
Since empties were returned on the old N&W main, most went to Bluefield but 
if empties went to Princeton, then it was necessary to stop the train on the 
upgrade, back downgrade the empty train through the crossover, and then 
proceed upgrade to Princeton. A retired road foreman of engines confirmed 
that this was the normal procedure until the elimination of the VGN line 
between Kellysville and Narrows and the subsequnent connection instead of 
the crossover at Kellysville.

Bud Jeffries

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> The original connection allowed eastbounds to cross from N&W to Vgn. (I 

> guess the westbound empties would have had to back to get from N&W to 

> Vgn).?

> Jim Nichols

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> If needed they probably used the Potts Valley connector... or the 

> Bluestone branch to Matoaka

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> Robb Fisher

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