Mallet Engines on the Saltville Branch - When?

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Gotcha Ed. Sorry didn't mean to sound like I needed to cool it, I was just
confused. Was the Saltville Branch a branch OFF the NC branch or another
branch altogether?

Thanks for all the info.....

Bob Welsh

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> Cool it, Bob.  The Saltville Branch did not run from Pulaski to Galax.  It
> ran from Glade Spring to Saltville.  The North Carolina Branch ran from
> Pulaski to Galax.  On the North Carolina Branch, engines were, indeed,
> turned at Fries Junction so they could run forward on the return trip.
The
> Saltville Branch was much shorter, and engines could back up from Glade
> Spring to Saltville and run forward on the return trip.
>
> Remember:  North Carolina Branch - Pulaski to Galax.
>
> Saltville Branch - Glade Spring to Saltville.
>
> Ed King
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>
> > Hmmm okay. So we have one person who worked for the N&W for many years
who
> > recollects they backed all the way to Pulaski from Galax, and another
who
> > also worked for the N&W on the Galax line itself for many years who
> > recollects the Y's were turned at the wye at Fries Junction......
> > Anyone else have any sort of answer?
> >
> > Bob Welsh
> >
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> > > As for turning, Uncle Ed King told me once, probably twice, that the
Y's
> > > weren't turned. They went forward one way, and backed up on the
reverse
> > > trip.
> > >
> > > Andre Jackson and/or Lisa Burrows
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