N&W in 1903 -- Strange Accident

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Gary,

Thanks.  I had no idea that the N&W offered commuter service in the early days.

Gordon
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  Gordon:  The N&W ran commuter trains in Portsmouth, basically Sciotoville to Portsmouth based on old Scioto Valley Ry schedules.   In Cincinnati, the N&W ran commuter trains from Batavia to downtown Cincinnati based on old Cincinnati & Eastern schedules that were continued through the Ohio & Northwestern and Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia days.   These lasted only until about 1920-1921.

   

  Where the heck Hearon is, I couldn't tell you.

   

  Gary Rolih

  Cincinnati

   

   


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  N. & W. PASSENGER TRAIN IN SMASH-UP

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      Portsmouth, O., Dec. 3. -- A Norfolk and Western passenger train came in collision at Hearon today with a commuter train taking a hundred people to work.  Several passengers will die and many are reported seriously injured.

   

  Bluefield Daily Telegraph

  December 4, 1903

   

  [Does anyone know where Hearon was?  What "commuter train" did the N&W operate?  Finally, I did not see any follow-up articles in the Bluefield newspaper about this accident.  Strange!]

   

  Gordon Hamilton



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