Iaeger and Southern

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On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Alex wrote:


>  Real Iaeger & Southern was chartered by William Ritter in 1898 to serve

> his lumber operations on Dry Fork in McDowell County, WV. N&W got the rr

> when they bought the Pocahontas Coal & Coke Co in 1901. Iaeger & Southern

> became the basis of the N&W's Dry Fork and Jacobs Fork Branches.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about this operation, which included a number

> of passenger cars that saw use in excursion and charter service?

>

> Right, but Jerry's original message was about the "modern" Iaeger &

Southern, which I seem to remember had at least one passenger car lettered
and operated in N&W and NS excursion service. What I can't remember is the
name of the person who owned the car, although "Sid" seems to ring a bell.

Bruce in Blacksburg
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