Powhatan Arrow's stops
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On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 11:44 PM, NW Mailing List
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> On the Norfolk Division the Powhatan Arrow stopped at the following
> locations: Roanoke, Bedford, Appomattox, Farmville, Crewe (all trains
> stopped at Crewe before continuing in either direction), Blackstone,
> Petersburg, Suffolk, and Norfolk. I am not sure about Waverly, Wakefield,
> and Windsor.
>
> Bill Mason
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> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:17:13 EDT
> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Subject: Re: "Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip
> Salmon
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> I seem to recall that there is a place along US 360 between Simplicity and
> Meherrin where the N&W, Southern, and Virginian converged and were within
> sight of each other. Could this be the stretch that is in question? You
> can
> find it on GoogleEarth.
>
> Greg Harrod
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> In a message dated 4/11/2010 8:09:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
>
> Jim ?
> There?s about a mile of thick, thick swamp separating the N&W line from
> the
> VGN and SAL lines in the vicinity of Algren; there?s absolutely no way to
> see the N&W from the VGN other along there.
> I would be interested to know if there were any instances of N&W passenger
> trains bypassing Farmville on the belt line. I believe, as you indicate,
> that passenger traffic was typically routed over the old ?High Bridge?
> line through Farmville, and the belt line, with its more favorable grades
> was used mainly for heavier tonnage. Nevertheless, since the Powhatan
> Arrow did not make any intermediate stops between Norfolk and Roanoke, I
> would suppose routing it over the belt line around Farmville would not
> pose
> a problem for passengers.
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> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:41:31 -0400
> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Subject: RE: "Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip
> Salmon
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> Thank you, Jim, for setting the record straight regarding the Powhatan
> Arrow's stops. I now consider myself properly informed! That's one of the
> things I enjoy most about the discussions of this group.
>
>
>
> How fortunate you were to have the opportunity to ride the N&W back and
> forth during your college days. I was just an infant when N&W ceded its
> remaining passenger operations to Amtrak, so I could only fantasize about
> riding the N&W from Norfolk to Blacksburg when I was a student at Tech.
>
>
>
> I'm not sure where I got the notion that the Arrow stopped only at Roanoke
> between Norfolk and Cincinnati. Perhaps I was getting facts confused with
> Roanoke being where the J's on point were changed out for service. There
> was some really good discussion on that topic on this list a few weeks ago.
>
>
>
> If you don't mind sharing further, what were the stops of the Powhatan
> Arrow
> between Roanoke and Cincinnati? [Bluefield (apparently) .Williamson?
> .Portsmouth?]
>
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
>
>
> -David Rice
>
>
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: "Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip Salmon
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> Well, no. The Powhatan Arrow stopped in Farmville (as did all other
> passenger trains). I know, because I used to ride it from Bluefield when
> going back to college at Hampden-Sydney. The only other possibility might
> have been troop trains, as they would have no need to stop at Farmville.
> However, it becomes a matter of traffic density, so they probably would
> have
> been routed through Farmville as well.
>
>
>
> As for intermediate stops between Norfok and Roanoke, the Powhatan Arrow
> also stopped at Petersburg and Lynchburg.
>
>
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> _____
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>
>
>
>
> Jim -
>
>
>
> There's about a mile of thick, thick swamp separating the N&W line from the
> VGN and SAL lines in the vicinity of Algren; there's absolutely no way to
> see the N&W from the VGN other along there.
>
>
>
> I would be interested to know if there were any instances of N&W passenger
> trains bypassing Farmville on the belt line. I believe, as you indicate,
> that passenger traffic was typically routed over the old "High Bridge" line
> through Farmville, and the belt line, with its more favorable grades was
> used mainly for heavier tonnage. Nevertheless, since the Powhatan Arrow
> did
> not make any intermediate stops between Norfolk and Roanoke, I would
> suppose
> routing it over the belt line around Farmville would not pose a problem for
> passengers.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
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> What was the Powhatan Arrow doing there? It ran on the old main line
> through
> Farmville. Jim Nichols
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:20:50 -0400
> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Subject: Re: "Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip
> Salmon
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> I had the good fortune as well as many good times of riding the Pocahontas
> and the Powhatan Arrow round trip from Norfolk to Bluefield 1959 to 1963.
> Every weekend trip was filled with High school friends, college students,
> student nurses, and military, mostly Sailors and Marines. They were always
> a
> very orderly group gathered in the club car just having fun. As I remember
> the trains stopped from Roanoke to Christiansburg, Radford, Narrows, and
> then to Bluefield. It was such a perfect ride, enjoying not only everyone's
> company, but over time most of us became good friends. The train left
> Bluefield around 5 o'clock in the afternoon and arrived in Norfolk just
> past
> Mid night. Trains 3 & 4 were a good ride also, but 15 & 16 were the mail
> trains slow and to be avoided.
>
> Gene Arnold
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: NW Mailing List
> To: 'NW Mailing List'
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 1:41 PM
> Subject: RE: "Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip Salmon
>
>
> Thank you, Jim, for setting the record straight regarding the Powhatan
> Arrow's stops. I now consider myself properly informed! That's one of the
> things I enjoy most about the discussions of this group.
>
>
>
> How fortunate you were to have the opportunity to ride the N&W back and
> forth during your college days. I was just an infant when N&W ceded its
> remaining passenger operations to Amtrak, so I could only fantasize about
> riding the N&W from Norfolk to Blacksburg when I was a student at Tech.
>
>
>
> I'm not sure where I got the notion that the Arrow stopped only at Roanoke
> between Norfolk and Cincinnati. Perhaps I was getting facts confused with
> Roanoke being where the J's on point were changed out for service. There
> was some really good discussion on that topic on this list a few weeks ago.
>
>
>
> If you don't mind sharing further, what were the stops of the Powhatan
> Arrow between Roanoke and Cincinnati? [Bluefield (apparently)
> .Williamson?
> .Portsmouth?]
>
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
>
>
> -David Rice
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org
> [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On Behalf Of NW Mailing List
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 1:21 AM
> To: NW Mailing List
> Subject: Re: "Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip Salmon
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Well, no. The Powhatan Arrow stopped in Farmville (as did all other
> passenger trains). I know, because I used to ride it from Bluefield when
> going back to college at Hampden-Sydney. The only other possibility might
> have been troop trains, as they would have no need to stop at Farmville.
> However, it becomes a matter of traffic density, so they probably would
> have
> been routed through Farmville as well.
>
>
>
> As for intermediate stops between Norfok and Roanoke, the Powhatan Arrow
> also stopped at Petersburg and Lynchburg.
>
>
>
> Jim Nichols
>
>
>
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> --
>
>
>
>
>
> Jim -
>
>
>
> There's about a mile of thick, thick swamp separating the N&W line from
> the VGN and SAL lines in the vicinity of Algren; there's absolutely no way
> to see the N&W from the VGN other along there.
>
>
>
> I would be interested to know if there were any instances of N&W passenger
> trains bypassing Farmville on the belt line. I believe, as you indicate,
> that passenger traffic was typically routed over the old "High Bridge" line
> through Farmville, and the belt line, with its more favorable grades was
> used mainly for heavier tonnage. Nevertheless, since the Powhatan Arrow
> did
> not make any intermediate stops between Norfolk and Roanoke, I would
> suppose
> routing it over the belt line around Farmville would not pose a problem for
> passengers.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
> What was the Powhatan Arrow doing there? It ran on the old main line
> through Farmville. Jim Nichols
>
>
>
>
>
>
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