Photo locations

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Many thanks to all who sent information to identify the photo locations and
especially to Grant C. for the details on Eckman (nudge, nudge Grant,
please share more of your knowledge of operations on the Pokey).  I'm
really interested in everything about what went on in this area and of
course, particularly, Byrd yard and the Northfork branch.
Thanks again,
Jim Cochran

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 8:04 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Jim,
>
> The third photo is the supply house next to the west end of the Eckman
> roundhouse. The girder structure is a transfer gantry that spans the
> platform and both tracks and doubles as a lift to repair "shop" cars on the
> near "shop" track. I suspect that is an anvil and an acetylene tank along
> with the wheel sets. This capability would have been consolidated at
> Kimball Yard when Eckman closed.
>
> Speaking of which, Eckman closed not long after the electrification was
> scrapped. The catenary is down and towers gone, but in addition to the
> presence of 2004, note the boxcar on the house track (unless the boxcar was
> being loaded). The 2004 was regular power on the Vivian Yard Goat, a
> daylight job out of Eckman that worked tipples from Landgraff to Kimball
> and up Carswell Hollow. When Eckman closed, the job was moved to Bluefield
> and was called Third Vivian (V3).
>
> Nice find, Jim.
>
> The first photo appears to be #26 with an M1 and an Approach Diverging to
> take the Tug Fork EB main past Tug Tower, then the Welch Loop for a station
> stop downtown. The Powhatan Arrows would meet here, depending on the
> schedule, station and Farm coaling stop (note the topped up bunker).
>
> The station name is Hemphill, but the "working" location name depended on
> which main and the adjoining spur. Hemphill was on the EB main and was the
> name of the spur to the right. It served some tipples into the forties and
> was used by EB freights to set off for the Farm and River Locals, who then
> used the two-track spur to set their cars up for delivery in Welch.
>
> Slick Rock was on the WB main and spur, formerly for a loadout of the same
> name, later an APCO pole yard and a bakery. Both spurs followed the
> original main line alignment.
>
> Another nice find, Jim.
>
> Grant Carpenter
>
> On 7/31/2016 8:38 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> Jim -
>
> The second photo shows a westbound at Forest, VA.
>
> Jeff Hawkins
>
>
>
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> I have attached 3 pictures that I am hoping to get help in determining
> locations for.  The first has the "feel" of the Pokey to me and I am
> speculating that it may be West of Welch somewhere.  The second appears to
> show a work train on a fairly long tangent passing several RR structures.
> The signal bridge looks a bit unusual compared to others I have seen in
> photos and what is that block building in the left foreground?  The third
> looks like a yard scene with maybe the end of a roundhouse showing at the
> far right, but what is that girder structure that the 2004 is under and
> does it have anything to do with the rails perpendicular to the track with
> the wheelsets sitting on them?  With the creek in the foreground, my wild
> guess is this might be Eckman.  Any information will be greatly
> appreciated.Jim Cochran
>
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