"J" series engineer

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I have information about my father I would like to share but donnot know
how to get it posted.He Worked for theN&W for 55 years and drove the last
steam engine run from Roanoke to Bristol in 1953.If someone would be kind
enough to send me info on how to get it posted it would be greatly
appreciated.Thank You Dr.Sam E.Woolwine 1634 Ryandale Rd.Henrico,Va.23228.
Email is sew31vmi at gmail.com


On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 2:25 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


> George,

>

>                 If you are referring to the first break in run of 600, in

> 1940 my father was living in a boarding house at Walton while working to

> help build the Radford Arsenal. (There were no jobs for young men in the

> Shenandoah Valley at that time.) The lady that ran the boarding house also

> took care of her father who was a retired N&W engineer. The first Class J,

> 600, came out to Walton on its break-in run and turned downhill at the wye.

> It stopped at the coaling station at Walton on the return trip, and the old

> retired engineer walked down with his cane to inspect it. The engineer on

> the 600 that day was his former fireman that he regularly worked with. If

> it was your grandfather I hope that gives you some information that you

> didn't know.

>

> Best,

>

> Mason Cooper

>

>

>

> *From:* nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org [mailto:

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> *Sent:* Saturday, February 1, 2014 9:47 AM

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> *Subject:* "J" series engineer

>

>

>

> Hello,

>

> I am looking for any information on my grandfather, William E. Ackinson,

> date of birth: March 20, 1879 and date of death October 27, 1970.  I

> believe he retired in 1942 or 1943.  He brought the first streamlined "J"

> series engine on its maiden run.

>

> I think there was an article in NW Magazine Vol. 19, No. 8  dated

> 08/01/1941.

>

> Any information would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

>

> George Reifenberg

> gwreif at hotmail.com

>

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