N&W 1950s wreck in West Virginia

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Sure sounds like the 611 wreck.

Dave Phelps

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 7:12 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> From: Linda [mailto:lvmalo at comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3:06 PM
> To: fscheer at railwaymailservicelibrary.org
> Subject: RMS Library
>
> Hi,
>
> I am interested in information which you may not have, but I’m hoping you
> could guide me to resources if you don’t have it.
>
> My father was a railway postal clerk on the Norfolk and Western line
> running between Cincinnati and Bluefield, WV. I know there was a serious
> accident on this line sometime in the 1950s, but don’t know exactly where
> or when. According to family lore, the mail car ran down an embankment and
> into a ditch. The engineer was killed. It purportedly involved excess speed
> on a sharp curve and I believe it occurred on the WV part of the route,
> though I am not positive.
>
> Do you have any archival material that might help me to gather more
> information about this incident or, if not, could you suggest some other
> possible resources?
>
> Thank you. I very much appreciate your time.
>
> —Linda Malone
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Good morning, Linda:
>
> The RMS Library does not have specific information on the wreck although
> there would have been an Interstate Commerce Commission accident report
> prepared.  I've copied a mailing list of N&W Railway historians and will
> relay to you any responses to your query.
>
> My other recommendation to you is that you request a copy of your father's
> official personnel file from the National Personnel Records Center near St.
> Louis.  It is likely there is some information about his death in that
> file, as well as other career information.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Dr. Frank R. Scheer, Curator
> Railway Mail Service Library, Inc.
> f_scheer at yahoo.com
> (571) 379-3409 - daytime cell
> In the 1913 former N&W Railway depot along Clarke County route 723
> 117 East Main Street
> Boyce, VA 22620-9369  USA
>
> Please note: only parcels sent via USPS can be accepted at this address.
>
> Visit at http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org or
> http://www.facebook.com/RailwayMailServiceLibrary
>
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2008.DOC
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/ebay/RMSL2009.DOC
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2010.DOC
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2011.doc
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2012.doc
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2013.pdf
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2014.doc
> http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2015.doc
>
>
> http://blog.stamplibrary.org/index.php/2011/01/21/railway-mail-service-library/
>
> http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=353755
>
> "Owney Day" at the National Postal Museum:
> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2062104465440.2115624.1029546011&l=906bc64b9f&type=1
>
> If you have an interest in RPOs, please visit the RailwayPO group at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RailwayPO
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Regards, Dave
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