arrow and baggage cars

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Great question and Ray Smoot’s response raises important questions for those of us who model the steam-only era on the N&W.   

‘60s is too late for us.  Can anyone provide guidance about use of Baggage/Express head-end cars on N&W passenger consists before the late ‘50s end of the steam era?  

Bill D
N&W Steam Only

> On Jan 4, 2025, at 8:34 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
>  Walter,
> The time this occurred may have varied depending upon where on the route of the Arrow one observed the train.
> 
> I know that in Lynchburg a combine car began to regularly appear as the first car in the consist in the late 1950s. I don’t recall a full baggage/mail/express car in the consist there  until the mid 1960s. 
> 
>    Ray Smoot
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>>> On Jan 4, 2025, at 8:11 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Does anyone know when the Arrow started adding baggage and/or post office cars to the consists of the original 5 car trains?  Walter Davis in Youngsville, NC
>> 
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>> Walter Davis
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