A "Needles" from the Haystack

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Fri Nov 15 00:04:24 EST 2024


Thanks for sharing this.
The very last page was interesting to see the yard sizes. It would be
interesting to see the changes in size 50 years later.

There's was also a little list of tunnels near the end. Interesting to see
the 10 tunnels in the Scioto Div.

Mike Rector

On Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 9:34 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Back when we had people working on the collections in GOB East, I was
> poking around on some shelves and found a slim notebook tucked between some
> larger ledgers. It was a collection of details and tidbits for A.C.
> Needles, who moved up through the ranks of posts on the N&W, eventually
> serving as president after WWI. I scanned a number of the pages (but have
> misplaced the details of the date on the notebook). While digging in my
> unorganized collection of files (they are in one folder, though), I
> discovered these scanned pages. Enjoy reading about things that were
> important for a railroad official to have close at hand.
>
> Bruce in Blacksburg
>  Needles1.pdf
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/10CLgeBcY_oiQiAiempB_mgZLpAYUQ1iD/view?usp=drive_web>
>  Needles2.pdf
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mjHlRl58SO_0B3HpJkaeIiPb-00espf6/view?usp=drive_web>
>  Needles3.pdf
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDwzLf_Cvc0NmMUkjkcVY-5zYw3MtJzl/view?usp=drive_web>
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