Surviving cars from 1956 wreck

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What Ray is describing was true in 1953.  In July, 1953 we moved from  
Bluefield, VA to Long Island, NY.  As Dad had been assigned a company car  by 
AEP, we did not have a family car, so we traveled on that sleeper from  
Bluefield as far as Trenton, NJ.  My brother and I stayed with our Uncle,  Dad's 
brother, while Mom and Dad went on to get the rental house settled.   So, I 
have very distinct memories of that particular sleeper route.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 4/15/2013 10:37:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

The  Williamson- New York route sleeper was operated in No's 15-16 (The 
Cavalier)  between Williamson and Roanoke and transferred to/from No's 41-42 
(The  Pelican) in Roanoke for the New York trip. This continued until about  
1958.

Ray Smoot



On Apr 15, 2013, at 2:37  PM, "NW Mailing List"  
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>>  wrote:

I have a few updates. The sleeper "McDowell County" was probably  in the 
consist of the wrecked train, as it was then operated on the New  
York-Williamson route. Last I heard it was in private ownership. Another item  of 
interest: the Pullman "Hollins College" was used in the consists of the  early 611 
excursions in 1982-1983.
Lois J.  Ponton
ljpli at hotmail.com<mailto:ljpli at hotmail.com>


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Subject:  RE: Surviving cars from 1956 wreck
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 18:06:36  +0000
From:  nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

I  checked a article on the PM coaches in the March-April 1986 issue of the 
 N&W Historical Society Newsletter. It said that coaches 1727 and 1729 were 
 among the coaches sold to the Ontario Northland Railway in 1971. 1734, 
among  the eight PM's used in Orland Park commuter service in Chicago, was 
reported  as being returned to Roanoke in "very poor condition". Does anyone 
have any  updates?
Lois J. Ponton
Friends of the  611


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Subject:  Surviving cars from 1956 wreck
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:30:45  +0000
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I am  curious if anyone here knows the present status of any of the cars 
that was in  the train behind J 611 in the wreck of the Pocahontas in January 
23, 1956.  Only one car, P-3 coach #539, I have traced, which is now owned 
by the Watauga  Valley Chapter, NRHS. The other cars in the train: N&W BEj 
baggage/express  #123, N&W M1 RPO #94, N&W PM class coaches 1727, 1729 and 
1734, a  unknown PM class tavern-lounge, a heavyweight DE diner and three 
Pullman  sleepers. Any assistance in this matter will be welcomed.
Lois J.  Ponton
Friends of the  611


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