Servicing Celanese and APCo

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Don,I would suspect that Celco traffic would be on a par with traffic to Dupont in Waynesboro, VA. I didn't make many trips to Bluefield, but, I do remember on one trip back to Roanoke we made a straight set off and pick up at Celco.Jimmy LisleSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> Date: 6/8/22  8:13 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: 'NW Mailing List' <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> Subject: RE: Servicing Celanese and APCo Thanks Ron. Any idea how much traffic was generated per day? From the photos I’ve seen, by the number of cars spotted in plant, I suspect it was significant. Don  From: NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org> On Behalf Of NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-ListSent: Tuesday, June 07, 2022 6:08 PMTo: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.orgCc: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>Subject: Servicing Celanese and APCo Don,   The Celanese plant itself has always had it's own internal fleet of switchers. Whether a local freight or a road freight served the plant externally I can't say, although I suspect the former. The original Celanese steam locomotive, a Porter 0-4-0F #1, is on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. Ron-----Original Message-----From: nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.orgTo: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.orgSent: Tue, Jun 7, 2022 1:32 amSubject: NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 213, Issue 3Send NW-Mailing-List mailing list submissions to    nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit    https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/nw-mailing-listor, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to    nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.org You can reach the person managing the list at    nw-mailing-list-owner at nwhs.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specificthan "Re: Contents of NW-Mailing-List digest..."  When replying, please edit the Subject line so it reflects the topic you are responding to. Also delete the non-pertinent parts of the digest when replying to a referenced post. Your fellow list subscribers will appreciate it.   Today's Topics:   1. Servicing Celanese and APCo (NW Mailing List)  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 14:53:44 -0700From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>To: "N&W Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>Subject: Servicing Celanese and APCoMessage-ID: <mailman.316.1654562238.3402549.nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" A question to the knowledgeable folks of the society. How was the Celaneseplant at Narrows serviced, particularly in the 1970's? Did a local come outof Bluefield, Radford or Roanoke to do the days work there? Or were carsdropped and picked up by a through freight and a local switcher (employed byCelanese?) handle the work in plant? How much daily traffic was generatedhere?   The same questions apply to the APCo power plant at Glyn Lyn, though Iremember seeing a well-used blue switcher there. So I assume that was only adrop loads and pick up empties on the siding next to the main for the N&W.   Don Trettel #3174  
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