N&W 2157

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I am not sure why, but the attachment did not show up on my email so I only
have the comments on this thread to go by.

Sincerely,
Steven Ashley

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I have to agree with Ed that this photo doesn’t appear to be Villamont. If
> I close my eyes and Ed read his description to me I would think that I was
> West of Villamont and in Bonsack. I really don’t know where the photo was
> taken. I think that the siding or spur track will end up being the clue
> that will enable someone to figure out the answer.
> Regards,
> Norris Deyerle
>
>
> Norris Deyerle
>
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> Sorry.  It isn't Villamont.  The line is straight through there and there
> were weeping willow trees.  Also there was a center siding there and an
> eastbound main, none of those switches and sidings fit Villamont.
>
> It is definitely a pusher backing up.
>
> - Ed King
>
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> I concur about Villamont.  No doubt that's the location.
>
> Jeff Hawkins
>
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>
> > Frank
> >
> > Looks to me like Villamont, with a westbound empty train.
> >
> > My speculation is this westbound, with one or two things: either may
> have
> > been a bit overloaded, or they were having issues with their motive
> power,
> > or it was simplest operation to send the pusher back west on the rear of
> > this train, but with the exhaust, it appears to be working, not just
> along
> > for the ride.
> >
> > This is the normal pusher assigned to Boaz, that came over the hill to
> > help shove the empty train west on its way back to Boaz.
> >
> > The flag is a yellow flag, signifying the end of train, note the yellow
> > markers on the rear of the caboose.
> >
> > The pushers would place the yellow flag, normally in the knuckle on the
> > shove east over Blue Ridge, but whom ever placed this one stuck it off
> to
> > the side.
> >
> > Just my speculation
> >
> > Ken Miller
> >
> >> On Sep 17, 2020, at 4:21 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List
> >> <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>  Good morning, all:
> >>
> >> I have attached a negative scan of N&W 2157 at an unidentified
> location,
> >> available on eBay which I will not be bidding upon. I have three
> >> questions:
> >> 1) Any location guesses? There appears to be a water tank in the
> distance
> >> behind the cars.
> >> 2) Does the caboose behind the tender signify that this was a mine run
> or
> >> local?
> >> 3) There is a white flag on the pilot. Is this the flag location for an
> >> extra on the N&W? Most other railroads had a flag holder near the
> >> classification lamps.
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >> Frank Scheer
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