More Virginian questions about passenger service

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Thanks Jerome.  I have learned more than I ever thought I would when I 
first joined this group.  Model railroading is way more fun when you 
have the history to go along with the model.  Thanks again.

On 11/4/2019 10:43 AM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List wrote:
> About the BA's - the 'Berkshires' were developed in the late 1920's 
> and proved to be
> far better performers in freight service than the Mikados which 
> preceded them.
> Virginian passenger trains were relatively short and lightweight, 
> operating on a
> railroad with light grades. The HP potential of the BA's would have 
> been wasted
> on VGN passenger trains - three driving axles were enough.
>
> Jerome Crosson;  NWHS in St. Peters MO.
>
>
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> Subject: More Virginian questions about passenger service
>
> Were any of the Virginian Pacifics based on USRA heavy (or light 
> Pacifics)?  I found it interesting that the BA was only used in fast 
> freight service. What did they use for passenger service in the 
> 1950's?  If not Pacifics, what early diesels were used and when did 
> they switch from steam.  I could probably find most of these answers 
> on the web site or in one of the books about the railroad, but the 
> answers I get from the members are more than information, they are 
> experience - far more valuable.  Thanks in advance for your help.
> Walter Davis, Youngsville, NC
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