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On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 11:30 AM John wrote:

> Abram and Tim,
>
> I appreciate your replies re the Norfolk Division's House Car Run. I
> have been wondering about this train for almost fifty years. I first
> became aware of it while reading the liner notes on the back of O.
> Winston Link's album, Thunder on Blue Ridge. He included a footnote
> regarding the album's cover photo, Highball for the Doubleheader, that
> states "This is the N&W "House Car Run" on rainy April 18, 1959 - 3:40
> AM". This late night photo is so spectacular, and so late in steam, that
> I wanted to know what was meant by a "House Car Run". Both of you have
> helped answer that question.
>

A small sideways turn to this discussion --- that photo was recently
discussed in the N&W Facebook group. The question was about the location of
that image and it was established that it is not Boaz Siding but actually
at Bonsack.

Bruce in Blacksburg
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