N&W moving coal

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On the trains I saw growing up they were always filled out with coal on the 
 rear. Once the coal cars showed up in the train it was coal all the way to 
 the caboose.
 
Thanks,
 
Richard D. Shell
Troutville, VA
 
 
In a message dated 5/3/2012 5:03:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

 
 
And this one may not be in the  article but I have heard that 
through-freights would fill out their tonnage  with coal... Which end of the train would 
the hoppers most likely be on or in  the middle?

N&W did add a coal filler to certain   through-freights.  In N&W terms, 
they were "Bull  Dogs".



   N&W's "Freight Train Schedules and Classifications" will  show you the 
priority and the
   position of the coal.(I can't find mine) for certain  scheduled freight 
trains
.
   From Scioto Division Time Table No. 10 (eff.  4/29/56),   the fair 
weather tonnage rating for
   A;s, Y-5's and Y-6's was 6500 tons Williamson to  Portsmouth,  but for 
Bull Dogs and No. 89,
   it was increased to 10,000  tons.                    Harry Bundy

 



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