J's coaling at Prichard WV

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Harry,
  Where exactly is Afton on the Columbus District?  Do you know the mile post?  I have never seen a photo of a coaling station or heard of one on the CD.
  Thanks,
  Jim Hall

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      Ron:
  Roanoke to CUT without coaling ?  Maybe a presumption on my part.
  Most districts had a main line coaling facility. On the Norfolk District,
  Dwight HAD been a coaling facility at one time.  Blue Ridge District -
  Phoebe,  Christiansburg  District - Vicker,  Poca -PD - Farm,  Kenova
  District - Prichard, and Columbus District - Dorney.  Although Afton
  on the Cincinnati District, had been a coaling facility, I don't see that
  there was a coaling station there in the Scioto Division timetable from
  1955.  It's 260 miles Roanoke - Prichard and with the engine assigned
  to go through to CUT and NO main line coaling facility to the west, on second
  thought, maybe No. 4 DID make a scheduled service stop there.  That meant that
  with coal boards and topping off at Prichard westbound, the locomotive
  had 328 miles to make before replenishing the supply.  Depending on
  weather, experience,  tonnage, et al., maybe the "J" was expected to
  get about 275-300 miles to a tank.
   
  In N&W's cycle of "J" power, the engine assigned to No. 25 at Norfolk,
  was slated to go through to CUT.  Never made it west of Bluefield
  on No. 25, but the times I rode it, I don't remember a stop for coal at Phoebe
  or Vicker.  The next possibility was Farm - 388 miles.
   
  In January 1943, an average of 27 trains per day took on 16,000 gals. of
  water at Prichard (I have no records of coal), but apparently Prichard did
  figure into a scheduled service stop for passenger trains.
   
  Water ?  Probably topped off the tank during the station stops at Bluefield
  and Williamson, there were standpipes located on the passenger 
  platform where the engine was spotted.  One night on No. 26, the crew
  received a bulletin order that the standpipe at Crewe was out of service.
  They opted to top off at Phoebe. 
                                                               Harry Bundy
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