Blackford Turn crew

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Dean,

The info I have on the Blackford Turn was related to me by Mr. Carlton 
Whitley who caught the run as head brakeman on occasion, including the 
last run. That crew included Mr. Hinsdale - engineer, Charlie Buckland - 
fireman, Charlie Waldron - flagman, and A. G. McCoy - conductor.

Firemen hated to catch this shovel job. No stoker, but a good head end 
brakeman would cut coal down for the fireman. The 6 and 7 spot would 
"black smoke you to death".

Grant Carpenter

On 4/11/2017 8:51 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> I can't tell you  to much but I am  starting some research on this as 
> my Dad was a  fireman on the jobs. The trains had 10 to 13 cars. No6 
> survives in Roanoke Va  and no7 is in Bluefield. I have some funny 
> storiesabout this topic too. Contact me at taylor at nwhs.org
> Thanks Dean Taylor
>
>
>
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> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Date: 4/11/17 5:34 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: NWHS Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Subject: Cattle shipments
>
> I remember reading that engines 6 and 7 were kept on the roster until 
> the end of the steam era in order to service cattle shipments out of 
> Honaker.  I would like to know more about those operations.
>
> How often did those trains run?
>
> How many stock cars would make up an average train?
>
> Where were they shipped to  (more specifically,  what was the 
> destination for the cars)?  Did they travel off line?
>
> What was done with 6 and 7 between cattle shipping seasonso?
>
> and, did these shipments continue at all in the diesel era?
>
> Thanks !
> Brent
> ________________________________
> Dr. J. Brent Greer

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