NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 223, Issue 16

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Tim, your comment (below) about Jawn Henry at Boaz got me to take a second
look at an image in the archives that I previously overlooked.  Another
$14.00 to the commissary (actually ordered 3 last night). I really wish we
had a membership level (say $120/year) that allowed unlimited access to
images.

Coincidentally, this is mislabeled in the Archive as Bonsack; it is Boaz. I'm
at a point where I know that weeping willow from memory - not sure if that
is a good or a bad thing. 😐 It is refreshing to find a small section of
the railroad that is well documented that is not Shaffers Crossing or
Bluefield, after all the time I've spent looking for images of Auville.

[image: image.png]

Mike Rector


On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:16 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Tim,
> Thank you so much for the response. But, now you are on my "naughty" list,
> because up until now I have been telling myself I have no need to buy a
> Jawn Henry Model as my primary modeling interest is Pocahontas Division
> (specifically Auville). 😞  I hadn't considered Jawn Henry sitting there at
> Boaz siding, but being used as a pusher it certainly makes sense!
>
> Thanks! (I think)
> Mike Rector
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 10:53 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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>> Mike, other than the culvert just east of the switch, about all there was
>> to Boaz (Bows) was a short siding (long enough to chamber two Y6 pushers *or
>> Jawn Henry* , a standard N&W shanty, a picnic table and a big weeping
>> willow tree. There was a large, flat meadow beyond (south).
>>
>> Tim Hensley
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>> Mike,
>>
>> Here are two images showing Boaz today. These views show the culvert (at
>> the east end of the former siding) that you refer to. The culvert and
>> it's handrail on the south side are about all that is left of Boaz. Even
>> the grade for the siding itself seems to have shrunk in width over the
>> years.
>>
>> A terrific resource for getting the lay of the land back in steam days
>> can be found in an article by Jim Shaughnessy in the Spring 1975 issue
>> of Railfan Vol.1 No.2.
>>
>> 'Norfolk and Western, Steam's Last Stand' by Mallory Hope Ferrell is
>> another valuable Boaz resource.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Pls update us as the diorama progresses. A great idea. You could try to
>> re-create Link's classic night shot "Honey Hole' in HO.
>>
>> John Garner, Newport VA
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have images or info about Boaz siding that they are willing
>> to share that may help me model it in HO?    I am particularly
>> interested in the length of the siding.  Placement of the buildings
>> (sheds), and where the turnouts are located beyond (east) of the shed.
>> I also want to know about a culvert that I believe was located right
>> where the crossover connected to the siding turnout.  I will need to
>> model that, but don't know what to make it look like.
>>
>> Mike Rector
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