sleeper in local passenger service?!

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Jim,

I suspect this is the Roanoke/Winston- Salem train which at that time carried a Winston- Salem/ Columbus  sleeper (connected with 3/4 in Roanoke).

   Ray Smoot
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> On Oct 7, 2025, at 6:35 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Just watched 1957 video from the Price, NC area showing a GP9, baggage/express, coach and a SLEEPER!  Narration described this train as being in local passenger service?!  Can anyone speak to why a sleeping car would be used in this way?
> Thanks,
> Jim Cochran  
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