DPU trains (was Re: Thunder on Blue Ridge)

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As Joe stated, they have been running DPU trains. However I doubt DPU 
will be the end of the Pusher (DPU=Unmanned Pusher=Manned). There are 
enough trains that only need a Push to Bluefield that I think the Pusher 
will be hanging around awhile. Trains also get Pushed from Whitethorne 
to around North Fork on VGN.

Nathan

Nathan Simmons
trainman51 at gmail.com
http://www.t-51.org
KI4MSK


On 1/17/2011 16:36, NW Mailing List wrote:

> For a time in the 80's the N&W run coal trains from Bluefield to 

> roanoke and maybe beyond using the southern radio cars (tin cans)

> in midtrain service untill they were brought up to speed in regards to 

> VA law that no unmanned units were to be run.

>

> My field trip obersvations all pushers were had crews, in the 70's and 

> the 80's this was A 3 man crew just forthe pusher!! Recent trips show 

> that only one person is in the pusher.

>

> If they do start using DPU's it will take all of the fun of watching 

> the crews sync up and get that big ole coal train rolling. I did miss 

> the steam era but it had to be something to see the rolling thunder of 

> the Y's working an unhill train

>

> Mike ritschdorff

>

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

> > Subject: DPU trains (was Re: Thunder on Blue Ridge)

> > Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:49:26 -0500

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

> >

> >

> > > About 6:30 AM stack train 202 went east through Jonesborough TN today

> > > with a DPU pushing on the rear.

> >

> > 202 and 23G both just came through Christiansburg within the last hour.

> > 202 did not have DPU, but 23G did.

> >

> > As for DPUs being illegal in WV, NS has been running DPU coal trains out

> > on the Pocahontas Division for the last couple years, so I guess not.

> >

> > Joe Shaw

> > Christiansburg, VA

> > http://www.krunk.org/

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