Trains 141, 142

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Ray, Harry:
Continuing Ray's question, were 141 & 142 Bristol trains?
Charlie Long

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On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 10:48 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

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>
>
> Ray:
> Reviewing 1949 timetables from N&W's Norfolk Division and Southern's
> Washington
> and Danville divisions, it *appears* that No. 10 originating on the N&W
> became No. 142
> at Montview.  Seven minutes was allocated for the move between Montview and
> Kinney. No. 141 became N&W No. 9 at that point.  Nos. 9/10 were mail and
> express trains on the N&W, but did carry a rider coach.  Southern Nos.
> 141-142 made
> limited stops between Monroe and Alexandria--Charlottesville was the only
> station
> stop from No. 141.  With service solely in Virginia, Nos. 9 and 10
> disappeared in the
> late 50s.  N&W cited lack of passenger patronage for discontinuance.
>
> For Norfolk Division train crews, the train was handed over to Southern
> train crews
> at Kemper Street, but engine crews swapped at Monroe, so between Kemper
> Street
> and Monroe, it was a mixed crew.                    Harry Bundy
>
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