Steam Days clips on the Peavine

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According to my records, the last "regular" steam passenger operation on the 
Cincinnati District was the eastbound "Powhatan Arrow" on July 19, 1958, of 
which I made a movie at Book, just west of Portsmouth.   The engine was 
Class J 603.

I don't recall all the details, but there were a few instances afterward, 
when either No. 3 or No. 25 was excessively late, that a "J" would be run to 
Cincinnati light -- or perhaps with a rider coach -- to protect the on time 
departures of No. 26 or No. 4 respectively.  I  recall at least one light 
eastbound movement, but I don't remember the exact circumstances.

I can tell you with certainty that there were no "Joy Rides" with a "J" on 
the Cincinnati District by a road foreman of engines or anyone else after 
regular steam operation ended.

Louis Newton

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> Hi,

>  Greg Scholl here in Batavia, Ohio.  Recently I acquired some N&W

> films of a family friend who passed away maybe 40 years ago.  He did

> some traveling with my dad during the steam era, but only shot

> tidbits.  He had a machine tool business a block from the Batavia

> depot, and would get notices from the agent on specials, etc.  Anyway,

> as most of you know steam passenger power ended in July 1959.

>

> Question one(1).  He has a shot of the last steam powered Arrow

> eastbound stopping at Batavia. I could not make out the engine number

> looking at the film.  The note says Warren gets on the train.  Warren,

> would be my father Warren W. Scholl. This explains why he did not have

> shots of the last run, cause he was riding.   Anyway, what was the

> date of this last run in July 1959.

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> Question(2).  The film also has a note of #602 light engine, September

> 1959.  This of course was after steam was removed from the Peavine to

> Cincinnati.  I recall two instances where light engines went

> west to Cincinnati to pull extras(Troop trains).  One was in the

> evening(not sure of the month), and the other was on Thanksgiving day,

> 1959, as my dad and the two boys took off from the diner table to head

> for Cincinnati and an eventual partial chase of the troop train, much

> to mothers dismay leaving her with the two guests.  Now the

> interesting part of the film clip is the #602, since it is going

> eastbound back toward Portsmouth, as a light engine.  I had been

> familiar with westbound light engines, mentioned above, but cannot

> figure out what this move might have been.   Someone once told me

> there was rumor that a road foreman in Portsmouth decided to take a J

> on a roundtrip from Portsmouth to Cincinnati and back, since he knew

> the end was near for them, or some such.  Could this move be that "Joy

> Ride",

> or was this something else. Anyone know anything about this, or other

> extra moves after July 1959!

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> Thanks in advance.

> Greg Scholl

> http://www.gregschollvideo.com

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> The Obit lists he was born in Pounding Mill, Virginia, in 1928.? Is that 

> the Pounding Mill Run or Creek community then next?to Covington, Virginia?

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