Crewe, VA

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Harry: 
Thank you for the info. I knew all of that (I am actually a resident of Midlothian, VA, and a frequent visitor of Crewe), but I'm looking for things like the town's layout, position of the station, and things like what was there at the division office. My great grandfather was an engineer based out of Crewe from the 1930s-1979, the day they retired the Mountaineer, so I know a few things about the yard itself, but I want to know about the roundhouse, engine shop, operations, the YMCA, and division offices. 

~Jonah Collins

On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:08 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Jonah:
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> There are several of our members that have resided
> in Crewe. I'm not sure what you're looking for regarding
> Crewe.  Not so any more, but in the mid-50s, Crewe was
> Norfolk Division headquarters.  The Superintendent
> lived in a company-owned residence (as did Super-
> intendents on other divisions).  Crews from Roanoke
> laid over at the YMCA.  Not anymore-- they're put up at
> a motel.  The supermarket in Crewe closed several years
> ago and residents have to travel to Victoria's Food Lion
> or to Richmond to get groceries.  While there's no
> grocery store in Crewe, there is an alphabet store
> (read ABC).                               Harry Bundy
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