"Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip Salmon

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At  my place we use Glyptal to paint chipped insulators if they only  loose 
one petticoat.  Saves changing out the insulator.
 
K. Borg
 
 
In a message dated 4/20/2012 5:29:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Tom:
 
No doubt Glyptal would do what you say, but it is a trade name for an  
insulating paint/varnish sold by Glyptal, Inc., spun off from General Electric  
in 1985.  Its most familiar incarnations in the rail industry were the  
classic "dip and bake" to spruce up a traction motor and get its insulation  
resistance reading up into an acceptable range (dip the coils in the varnish  
and bake it nice and hard and shiny), paint third rail shoe beams, or any  
other creepage surface that was getting too much carbon dust buildup.   

I guess I sort of knew it was available in various colors; most GE  
traction motors, etc. used a Glyptal that was a deep red/brown.  I was  reminded by 
the Glyptal web site _http://www.glyptal.com/_ (http://www.glyptal.com/)  
that it's  "Glyptal 1201" which I knew once upon a time but had forgotten.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 4/20/2012 5:09:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

 
In the Army (1970-1995 version) "Glyptal" was a catch phrase for what  we 
might now call thread lock. It was paint we put on radio tuning slugs to  
keep 
them from moving out of tune. 
Tom Cosgrove
n2vfk
staff  sergeant
EMT-B
Fire Police




On 04/19/12,  NW Mailing List<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  

 
 
Last night I had the pleasure of "Takin' Twenty" with eleven of the  
Brethren and Friends of the Virginian Railway. We signed a Happy Birthday  card 
for Wis Sowder, "Mayor" of Poages Mill and "Gentleman Farmer". Wister  started 
with the Virginian in March, 1951 as a Call Boy in Roanoke. He  served 
various clerical positions as Weighmaster and Yard Clerk in many  locations 
including Sewells Point, Altavista and Roanoke, and served as a  Gang Leader for 
the "W". He retired from NS in June, 1987 as Clerk, Revenue  Department, 
General Office Roanoke, with 36 years service. Wis turns 86 on  Tuesday.

At the N&W (and VGN) Historical Society last week, Rail  Historian Lewis 
Newton told us that in 1962, the N&W Freight Station in  Salem, VA was moved 
over to the old VGN Freight Station there, because it  was a much better 
building. He said the VGN RWY Agents could stay in their  original VGN 
locations, as long as they existed, for life. Also during our  session, I was able to 
videotape an interview with our own Landon Gregory  for use at he Restored 
Virginian Station in Roanoke. Landon told the now  famous story about his 
stopping the 90 MPH Atlantic Coast Line "Champion"  passenger train for a 
Virginian coal train, when he was VGN Operator at  Jarratt, VA. We were able to 
also film part of the interview inside the NS  Virginia Division 
Headquarters, where Landon retired as Chief Dispatcher. In  the interview, Landon spoke 
to current Dispatcher Robert Hamlin, who worked  with Landon. I asked 
Robert if there was "anyone in this complex who could  send Morse Code like 
Landon did when he started?". He responded, above the  laughter from the other 
Dispatchers present, "We don't have to do that  anymore". At the Archives, 
Gordon Hamilton shared with Landon and I, a color  DVD he discovered recently 
showing VGN action in 1955. It includes #4 coming  coming into Roanoke, 
scenes inside the VGN Roundhouse, and at Altavista, VA  and other VGN locations. 
We hope to make this DVD available for showing at  the Station when 
Restoration is finished. The Archives is in the process of  scanning Virginian 
Railway Annual Reports, and needs a copy of the 1912  Annual Report. Anyone out 
there have one we can borrow and scan?

The  ebay report this time includes the following VGN items sold: Slide of 
EL-2b  at Mullens in 1959 for $30.99; Virginian Schedule for Train Men and 
Yard Men  for $31.00; 1955 Public Timetable for $12.95; VGN #100 photo from a 
magazine  for $8.99 and a badge marked "Virginian Railway" "Watchman" for  
$330.00.

I showed Monday's "Roanoke Times" "100 Years Ago Today"  item, the 
following: "Mr. John B. Thayer's wife and son, who were aboard the  White Star 
Liner, Titanic, when she sank Monday morning on the Newfoundland  coast, are 
safe, according to news which reached Roanoke yesterday  afternoon" (Thayer was 
a director of the Norfok & Western Railway. He  did not survive.)

The search for the origin of the name given the  passing siding at V260, 
KUMIS, is still a mystery. I have consulted two more  sources with no results: 
Retired N&W/VGN Supervisors at their monthly  Breakfast, and NS Virginia 
Division HDQ on Friday.

For Show and Tell,  I took my most recent purchase: a VGN RWY Requisition 
on General Storekeeper  file with copies of major purchased from 1950 to 
1959. Items purchased  include Westinghouse Traction Motors, Armatures, Tools, 
Motors, Welders,  Water Coolers, Insulators, etc. One unusual item is a 
Martindale Heavy Duty  Etcher, sent to Cleveland for repairs on October 4, 1956. 
January 31, 1951  there was an order placed for 10 gallons of GE Glyptal 
#7696 blue paint for  painting equipment in the power plant in Princeton. More 
from this  later.

The Jewel from the Past is from December 29, 2005: "'Slick'  Inge told 
about when his grandfather, John Inge, got two unexplained black  eyes within 
two weeks. The second time that 'Slicks.' father, VGN Conductor,  George W. 
Inge, took him to see Dr. Pretty at Kellysville, the doctor told  George W. to 
'tell Mr. Inge (John) to take his spoon out of his coffee after  stirring 
it next time'".

Time to pull the pin on this  one!

Departing Now from V248,

Skip  Salmon

CDXVI


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