two VGN questions

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Harry's comments exactly mirror my thoughts, I've got a photo of a pier car in Mullens, Since Mullens was the electric shop, they would be suited for larger repairs or major work.

Ken Miller
On Dec 27, 2014, at 10:21 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:

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> Michael:
> Probably Mr. Nichols is correct -- it was a typo.
> On the other hand, if indeed it was a conveyor
> car, keep this in mind.  In the Virginian way of
> doing things, Sewalls Point, Victoria, and
> Roanoke could take care of the "small things"
> dealing with locomotive maintenance, but for
> overhauls, modifications, major Federal inspections,
> and ----WRECK DAMAGE, steam locomotives (even
> the BAs and AGs assigned to the Norfolk Division)
> went to Princeton and the electrics went to
> Mullens (Elmore),  Consider this -- if a federal
> inspector finds a unit in service, but the inspection
> date has expired, today the fine is $1,000/day for
> each day beyond the due date.  Maybe there were
> savings if  Elmore made the inspection instead of
> Sewalls Point.              Harry Bundy