Mullins and Italy Re: Pokey places

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Jim,

Mullins Middle Track was located between MP N-368 and -369. It stored 
west coal overflow from Flat Top Yard, set off by mine runs returning 
east to Bluefield from the Pocahontas and Bluestone Branches. Tug River 
crews picked up the west loads on their way back to Williamson, then 
Elkhorn crews out of Bluefield set off empties here for outbound mine 
runs to pick up the next day. The middle track came out prior to 1960 as 
the overall flow of coal shifted east.

Regarding Italy, a facing-point spur came off of the westbound main at 
the west end of the middle track near MP N-369. It turned up Brush Fork 
for about a mile to a cut-stone quarry and was worked by the 
Graham/Bluestone Shifter out of Bluefield. The nearby community was 
known as Little Italy. Google shows a street on the south side of Route 
102 that shares the name of the Italian island of Capri, known for its 
rock formations and stonework.

I am not aware of N&W agents at mines. In some cases, anyway, a mine 
supervisor/clerk/tipple foreman would communicate regularly with the 
nearest yard office about such matters as empties and bills.

Grant Carpenter

On 9/28/2025 8:22 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> From a 1917 copy of N&W Officers, Agents and Stations, heading West 
> out of Bluefield there is shown a couple of listing with which I am 
> not familiar.  Namely at MP 368 "Mullins" and at MP 369 Italy.  Does 
> anyone have any information on these places?
>
> Also, did the N&W maintain an agent at mines and other large shippers?
>
> Jim Cochran
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