N&W/Southern thru passenger service

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There was also a Southern/N&W train that ran until the early 1950's that was 
primarily a mail train with a rider coach. 

Nos. 9 and 10 operated until the late 50's between Bristol and Lynchburg.  Primarily a mail and
express train, it was usually assigned a Class J.  Consist was usually 5 or 6 head-end
cars and a rider coach.  Scholars at the girls schools in Bristol used it on holidays to connect
at Roanoke with the New York and Norfolk trains.

Nos. 9 and 10 weren't promoted as offering thru D. C. service via  Lynchburg, but Southern
did have a no-name local which apparently was co-ordinated with the N&W trains for the
head end traffic.  Passengers probably made a train-to-train transfer at Kemper Street.  So
I've been told -- because Nos. 9 and 10 were intra-state only, N&W made application for
their discontinuance to the Commonwealth of Virginia citing lack of passenger ridership.
Head end traffic was then transferred to Nos. 45-46.          Harry Bundy 

 
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