VGN AFE's

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Harry,

I really appreciate your taking the time to explain the kind of information AFE's contain, why they can be useful and how they can be researched.

Sam

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  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:43 AM
  Subject: Re: VGN AFE's


  Sam, Paul-
  Probably it's worth knowing the significance of AFE's.
  Generally, it was a form used to show costs of a project.
  From memory, the VGN AFE for replacing the wood
  towers at Coleman, Tidewater, and South Norfolk with
  one-story stucco structures was about $68,000 (1945
  prices).  As time went by, there was more back-up to
  substantiate the expenditures.  It's this data that adds
  to the importance of the AFE's.  In some cases, there
  are mechanical drawings, pictures, even structure
  diagrams.  

  N&W had three categories of AFE's depending on
  costs, importance - General Manager AFE, Vice President
  AFE and President AFE.  AFE's were numbered sequentially,
  but unfortunately one number might cover purchase of
  an automobile for Norfolk Terminal and the next would
  cover  500 covered hoppers for  system use.
  That makes it difficult to classify AFE's.  So if you're
  interested in say,  replacement of wood ties  with concrete
  ties at Kumis, you just have to thumb thru the index, then
  search to see if the AFE is on hand.   

  Sometime after the '64 merger, there were so many AFE's
  being issued that the N&W came up with a modified
  zip code method of numbering.  The first two digits identified
  the district for the project and the last three digits WERE
  the AFE number.  AFE's starting with "34" might cover
  improvements on the Blue Ridge District, for example.
                                                    Harry Bundy   





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