Domestic coal onesy-twosy handling question

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N&W H-9s  (50-ton cap'y.) continued in service into the 1970s.   Timetable Special
Instructions limited trains to 25 mph if hauling a loaded H-9.  Something to do with the
"rock and roll" nature of the hopper. Consequently, when there were sufficient 70, 85,
and 100-tonners to handle coal traffic, the H-9s were stored at places like the ex-Virginian
main line between Virso and Abilene or Island Yard (Lynchburg).  Pirates on the James
River were known to land on Percival's Island, jack the hoppers, up and remove the brass.

At the time Louis Newton became Asst. Vice President-Transportation, his replacement
had come from TTX and before that, Ill Scent.  He noted that IC was hauling loaded H-9s
at 70 MPH.                                                               Harry Bundy 
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