"Takin' Twenty" with the Virginian Brethren by Skip Salmon

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   The Jewel from the Past is from July 10, 2008:  " Speaking of steam trains, I passed on to the Brethren the discussion of the September 26, 1952 Eisenhower Campaign Train that traveled from Winston-Salem, NC to Roanoke and on to Richmond.  It was pulled by two N&W J-Class steam locomotives with a Y-Class following the train in case there was any trouble

Skip:
An interesting item Louis Newton told me about the double-headed J Class engines
used on the Eisenhower Special -- southbound, a J would not clear the thru truss
span over  the Dan River near Madison -- too much overhang.  The engines were 
towed backwards to North Winston.                  Harry Bundy.

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