Any Milk Trains on the N&W?

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I recall that in the 1940s  Train # 5 came through Pulaski on its way  from 
Roanoke to Bristol every morning. It was due in Pulaski at 9:27 AM  according 
to the 3/16/46 Timetable that I have (Table #7), but it was invariably  late 
because  it made numerous stops between Roanoke and Pulaski in order  chiefly to 
pick up/drop off mail and milk. I always considered it to be a "milk  train." 
For the fun of it, as a train-loving teenager I once took the train  from 
Pulaski to Bristol and back on a nice summer day - probably in 1943 or 44.  My 
recollection is that it seemed to  stop at every town and  made flag-stops too. 
But my recollection also is that the train, early in  the 40s, was numbered 9, 
not 5. My memory, however, is open to  question.
 
John A. Carnahan (age 78)
Columbus, Ohio  
 
 
In a message dated 2/15/2009 12:30:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

At one point, the Pet plant in Abingdon was loading a 70-foot  express car in 
downtown Abingdon which was picked up by the Abingdon Branch  train and taken 
to Bristol to go east on #42.  I have several photos of  the "V-C" coming 
into Bristol with this car head out in the train.
Maybe someone can shed more light on this movement . . .  
 
Ed King

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Presumably, if there weren't any large-scale milk producers on  the system, 
there wouldn't be any reason for a milk train originating  on the N&W.
 
Peter Prydderch, Stockport, UK

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I purchased a milk can that has the N&W stamp on the bottom.  Don Mills

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> I have a milk can which has a tag that reads "Return to: O.(?)M.


Shannon, Saltville, VA.  N&W". I have seen one or two others from other

locations on the N&W.


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>> Mark,



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>> I have never known of dedicated milk cars or milk trains in N&W


service. N&W did handle dairy products in express service on regular trains,

including those on the Shenandoah Division.  I have a photo of mixed train #14

in Hagerstown on the last day of steam operations, and there is a baggage 
wagon

in the picture loaded with milk cans.  There has also been a 1957 photo

published in one of the magazines of a wagon load of milk cans at Roanoke

station.


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>>> Here's a question I've been pondering since the release of


several Milk Car models recently: did any Milk Cars run on N&W? If so, where

(Shenandoah line?) and when?


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