Conductor Burnett's Train Book for June 1-2, 1928

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 JUNE 1, 1928.  1st 85, Engine 2088, Roanoke to Bluefield.

Engineman J W Kirk, Fireman G W Roberts.  Conductor ADB, Flagman Bibbie [his 
first name was Bristol,] Head End Brakeman Wheaton [first name George, I 
think.]

Reported 9:30am
Departed Roanoke 9:55am.  
Arrived Bluefield 2:45pm.  
No other times shown.

54 loads, 1 empty, 1915 tons.  Contents of cars listed as tobacco, mdse, 
yarn, furniture, cotton, p nuts, shooks, p-press [printing press?,] grain, soap, 
soup, inflamable, rugs, fire works, cigarettes, p & beams, carpets, victrolas, 
magazines, sugar, paper and "d middling."  Some of these entries were 
obviously written while the train was moving and are hard to read.

Notes:  "Set M&O 23881 off at West End left bill with switchman."   For the 
13th car in train, N&W 67288, Grandfather writes "No such car wired CD [Chief 
Dispatcher?] GJ MM from Vicker."

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RETURN TRIP,  JUNE 2, 2918.

Train 1st 84, Bluefield to Roanoke, Eng 2088, Same crew as previous trip.  87 
cars, 3104 tons.

Reported 8:30am
Departed Bluefield 8:58am.  
Ada 9:22am - 9:40am.  
Elliston 12:20pm - 12:40pm.  
Arrived Roanoke 1:35pm

Contents of cars listed as mdse, G sheets, feed, starch, hay, paper, pulp, 
flour, auto, wheels, wood, tobacco, lumber, spuds, potato, inflamable, soap, 
pipes, asbestos, lime, salt, meat, lard and beef.

No other entries.

-- abram burnett,
         grandson of the man who wrote the records
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