Location

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Alex,
Many thanks for the map and picture.  Next time I'm in the area, I want to
check out the old location.
Jim

On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 8:07 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Powhatan Arrow wreck with store in background.
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> Alex Schust
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> *Sent:* Monday, March 06, 2023 3:34 PM
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> Sorry, forgot the attachment.
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> Jim
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> On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 3:18 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Chris,
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> Thanks very much for your reply.  After doing some research on the web for
> Powhatan, I came across the attached PC that would tend to confirm your
> call.
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> Now can anyone tell me where the company store was located relative to
> today's landmarks?  My guess is that it would have been close to the point
> that Google Maps
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> places to show Powhatan just as the line comes out of the curve where the
> tipple used to be.  I would appreciate any info that would locate it more
> exactly, perhaps with
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> proximity to Tavern Street?
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> Thanks again,
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> Jim Cochran
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> On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 7:08 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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> Jim,
> I’m pretty sure that this is Powhatan probably between MP N383 and N384.
> The video this is from is one of my favorites with the good run by’s of
> eastbound
> coal climbing the Elkhorn grade.  When I was working as a dispatcher on
> the “Pokey” if a train was going to stall, a good percentage of the time it
> would be near Powhatan.  Usually, if the train couldn’t stay 9 mph or above
> through Powhatan, the crew would either stall or need to stop to cool
> traction motors.  The “spike” in the grade at Huger was a pretty reliable
> predictor for the climb up Elkhorn.  Precluding any locomotive failures,
> minimum train speed over Huger with 6 to 7 mph subtracted would amount to
> minimum speed between Powhatan and Elkhorn Tunnel.
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> Thank Ya’n Out,
> Chris Dalton
> Bluefield. WV
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Mar 5, 2023, at 7:18 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> > Can anyone help ID the location of the attached photo?  I'm pretty sure
> it is on the Pokey between Bluefield and Welch, but don't know the exact
> location.  Hopefully the interesting facade of the building next to the
> tracks (company store?) might help someone place the scene.
> > Thanks,
> > Jim Cochran
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