Not NW but,

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They are sending 200+ car loads via Clifton Forge, it's taking trains 35
minutes for the entire train to pass  a location near big bend on the
Allegheny .

Nate
On Nov 5, 2015 9:09 AM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> CSX has only mothballed the segment between McClure, Va. and St. Paul, Va.
> NS still runs between St. Paul and Frisco Jct., via trackage rights. CSX
> still runs locals from Spartanburg north through Bostic, up, over the Loops
> and on to Kingsport, just north of Erwin.
>
> Prior to the scaleback, the Clinchfield only had
> two scheduled trains, Q696 and Q697, sister manifest trains btw Russell,
> KY and Hamlet, NC. Grain trains were extras and sporatic while coal trains,
>  where the bulk of the traffic, though are way down.
>
> CSX for whatever reason thinks it is smart to run coal trains with 6-8
> crews now as opposed to 2. (Running to either Richmond, Va or to Atlanta to
> get to Brice, NC vs. running the Clinchfield.
>
> Regards
> Russ
>
>
> Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5
> -------- Original message --------
> From: NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Date: 05/11/2015 09:10 (GMT-05:00)
> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> Cc: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Subject: Re: Not NW but,
>
> My brother and sister-in-law live near Bostic, NC, and say they're still
> seeing a few trains come by - far fewer than before, but not zero.
>
> Dave Phelps
>
> In a message dated 11/5/2015 8:28:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
>
> CSX has locals that still run through Erwin. They have also indicated that
> the line will still be fully maintained, with the unstated thought that if
> traffic picks back up, they car open it pretty quickly. Also, if they
> decide to sell it to a regional, like the Buckingham RR between Clifton
> Forge and Richmond, everything will be in working order.
>
> Regards
> Russ Goodwin
> Buford, GA
>
>
>
> Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Date: 05/11/2015 07:08 (GMT-05:00)
> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> Subject: RE: Not NW but,
>
> you never know if they have to reroute a train through there, I'm sure
> it would be kept in a service state.
>
> -Lynn-
>
> On 11/4/2015 1:00 PM, nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.org wrote:
> > Subject:
> > RE: Not NW but,
> > From:
> > NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> > Date:
> > 11/4/2015 10:43 AM
> >
> > To:
> > <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> >
> >
> > And yet the lights are on for the dwarf track signals...
> >
> > Brent Greer
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 06:24:31 -0500
> > Subject: Not NW but,
> > To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> > From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> >
> > We visited Erwin, TN this afternoon knowing that a few weeks ago CSXT
> > announced they would be closing their operations there but were
> > unprepared for how swiftly everything has been moved off and out of the
> > yards. No coal moves through anymore and it won't be long before the
> > weeds take over. A real ghost location on the former once great
> > Clinchfield. Also, the folly of building a flyover bridge (Rt 107) (to
> > eliminate motorists having long waits when trains block the crossings
> > leading to Main St.) is a stark reminder of the dying coal industry.
> >
> > Attached photos illustrate the scene at this moment.
> >
> > Mike Pierry, Jr.
> >
> > Moderator:
> > http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20151104.IMG_1609.JPG
> > http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20151104.IMG_1610.JPG
> > http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20151104.IMG_1612.JPG
> > http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20151104.IMG_1614.JPG
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