J's coaling at Prichard WV

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I believe the distance from Roanoke to Cincinnati is 420 miles.

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Harry,

Something does not add up or I do not have all the information here. 

If a J could make it all the way from Roanoke to Cincinnati (520 miles) without coal service, why would it be so difficult to run from Prichard to CUT and back to Prichard (320 miles)?

Ron Davis

At 06:09 PM 9/23/2006, you wrote:


	John:
	I can't address the water issue, but as for coal, the engine was intended to
	go all the way to Cincinnati.  There, N&W paid CUT (Cincinnati Union Terminal)
	to coal during the layover.  Rather than pay inflated prices to CUT, N&W
	experimented with topping off at Prichard westbound, turning at Cincinnati without
	coal service, and returning to Prichard to coal eastbound.  It involved fitting the
	tenders of the Class Js with coal boards.
	 
	Former Governor Holton's brother, Van, was assigned to this trial and told me
	that there were too many instances where the "J" barely made it back to
	Prichard.
	                                                    Harry Bundy
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