N&W Class J's and Lynchburg, VA

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If you want more details on the scheduling of the Class J, which I  
refer to, you can seek out my book on the Class J. It also shows how  
the N&W utilized the Js by scheduling them for the least amount of  
time sitting idle, the same for the film.

Best
Ken Miller

On Mar 10, 2010, at 10:14 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> Ken,

>    Thanks for the email, could't ask for a better response.

>

> Subject: Re: N&W Class J's and Lynchburg, VA

> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:49:46 -0500

> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

> From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

>

> The Class J would be used on the Southern through trains between  

> Bristol and Lynchburg. The N&W crew would run the train and  

> locomotive to Monroe, just north of Lynchburg where the Southern  

> had a yard and locomotive facility. The Class J would be cut off  

> the train, replaced with Southern power and continue north. The J  

> would be turned and serviced and go back out on the next scheduled  

> run through train back to Roanoke. The servicing done was as  

> minimal as possible to keep costs down. I remember seeing some  

> correspondence regarding the amount of coal to be added at Monroe  

> and what the Southern charged the N&W for the coal and water at  

> Monroe.

>

> Most service on the Class J was based in Roanoke, which was the  

> base of the operation. This eliminated service costs at places like  

> Monroe or Cincinnati, where it was not at an N&W facility or N&W  

> people to handle the work. On the Southern run through trains, a  

> fresh J would be put on the south (west) bound train fresh at  

> Roanoke, then run to Bristol, be turned, serviced, and come back,  

> stopping at Vicker taking on coal and water, eun on to Roanoke,  

> taking water at the station in Roanoke, then run on to Monroe where  

> they would be turned, take water and coal, if necessary, then  

> return to Roanoke where it went to Shaffers Crossing for full  

> service, including washing.  You can see a lot of that story in  

> "Modern Coal Burning Steam Locomotives" the film made for the N&W  

> in 1944.

>

> Regarding keeping them clean, the Js were washed at Roanoke, but it  

> did not take long for the soot and dust to accumulate.

>

> Ken Miller

>

> On Mar 9, 2010, at 11:18 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>

> I have seen a few color and B&W photos of J's coming from  

> Lynchburg, VA and arriving in Roanoke, the caption of the photos  

> states that the J's serviced at Lynchburg by Southern  RR crews  

> were not as well keep (shined up, polished). My question is, was  

> Lynchburg all Southern RR crews, and no N&W men there to tend to  

> the N&W Locos like the way they would in Roanoke or Williamson,  

> ect. Also these photos were when Steam was still king on the N&W. I  

> know that in the later years they did't tend to the Locos like they  

> used to, which is a shame in it's self. Thanks in advance.

>

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