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#yiv1869107966 -- filtered {}#yiv1869107966 filtered {}#yiv1869107966 filtered {}#yiv1869107966 filtered {}#yiv1869107966 filtered {}#yiv1869107966 p.yiv1869107966MsoNormal, #yiv1869107966 li.yiv1869107966MsoNormal, #yiv1869107966 div.yiv1869107966MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;}#yiv1869107966 a:link, #yiv1869107966 span.yiv1869107966MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1869107966 span.yiv1869107966EmailStyle22 {font-family:sans-serif;color:windowtext;}#yiv1869107966 .yiv1869107966MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv1869107966 filtered {}#yiv1869107966 div.yiv1869107966WordSection1 {}#yiv1869107966 The figure of 24,000-car capacity for Norfolk Terminal needs some clarification.  What does the Norfolk Terminal include?  In 1948, N&W listed “Lamberts Point coal terminal” as its third largest yard with a capacity of 6,200 cars. There were the other yards and terminals in the Norfolk area and this 24,000-car figure seems high to me.  Col. Jeffries:The N&W 1948 listing of 6,200 cars was made before the Virginian merger and the expansion of the LambertsPoint yard to accommodate Pier 6. Here's an excerpt from N&W's Coal and Coke Manual  published  inNovember, 1965  -- PORT OF NORFOLK - ". . . . . Pier 6 is supported by facilities, such as a pair of eight-car thawing sheds,a weighing station with double scales, two tandem rotary dumpers which empty four of the largest coal carsin a matter of seconds and storage yards with a capacity of 21,400 coal cars. "  Yes, that's 2,600 cars shortof the 24,000 cars previously quoted.
Could be the lengthier 95-ton hoppers (H-11a and H-11b) were used as the standard for calculating storagecapacity OR maybe some storage was lost when Portlock Yard was rearranged for TOFC traffic..
One location I can't remember whether or not it was included was the ex-Virginian's South Yard.  TheTidewater RR had intentions of building their coal dumping facilities on Southern Branch south of theNavy Yard.  It didn't happen, but there were many tracks there.                                                                                                                 Harry Bundy                                          
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