1950's N&W Steam excursions

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I know, Walter, and it’s a shame to discredit an otherwise nice newsletter thingy by having to discredit its publishers with such a crime.

EdK

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Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 7:37 PM
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Subject: Re: 1950's N&W Steam excursions

"Lashup" goes way back to Extra 2200 South and Dan and Don Dover!! 

Walter Gay
waltrail1 at verizon.net




On Sep 9, 2013, at 5:07 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


  Good for you, Jim.  The use of the term “mollie” sounds to me like one of those terms used by railfans to appear more “hip”,  like referring to a consist of diesels as a “lashup”.  That one makes my rump want to chew tobacco . . .

  Best - 

  Ed

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  Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 2:37 PM
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  Subject: Re: 1950's N&W Steam excursions

  In Bluefield, my father always called them "M"s. Don't know who called them "Mollies," but I am aware of an axiom: if anyone ever puts wrong information in print, that is the information that get's quoted (without attribution) forever. Which is why I do my best to identify errors, even when some people take it personally.
  Jim

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  Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 7:23 AM
  Subject: Re: 1950's N&W Steam excursions


  Hey Jim -

  I was around Bristol for the last few years of the small 4-8-0s, and I never heard anyone refer to them as Mollies.  They were "M"s down there.  Maybe that term applied elsewhere on the railroad, but the only folks I know of that called them "Mollies" were railfans years after they were gone . . .

  EdKing

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  Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 4:03 AM
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  Subject: 1950's N&W Steam excursions

  Does anyone have a list of steam excursions operated by N&W in the
  1950's that show the dates, places and locomotives used?
  I'm currently working on some video with some of these trips but I
  don't know any details of them.
  For instance, I have footage of the following trips:

  A double headed run on the Abingdon branch where part of the train
  looks to be a work extra and part was the regular mixed with a couple
  of rider gondolas attached.
  Actually, the train wasn't a true double header in that the mixed,
  with it's Mollie, is coupled behind the work train which had a
  different Mollie on the point.

  Another excursion with a K1 and also carrying rider gons on the back.
  I think this one went to or from Bristol.

  The doubleheaded excursion from Bluefield to Norton with Pacifics.

  There are possibly others that I will find as I go through this film.

  Thanks for any assistance.

  -Jim Herron
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