500 Series Pacific's scrapping

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According to my father's notes, 563 was retired 12-58. I have no other information, so don't know where the scrapper was; but most engines that went west ended up at Friedmans Scrap Yard in Portsmouth. Why one would go west through Batavia is a mystery. BTW: 563 and 578 were the last ones (by a long shot).

Jim Nichols
 

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Between 1958-60 how many N&W pacifics would have been left to scrap.
We have a movie clip of one coming through Batavia headed west, presumably to scrap.
However, 578 went to Columbus.  As I recall back in 1957 we rode that trip from Bluefield with
563 and 578, so I was wondering if those were the last two and perhaps the one we saw was 563?
Does anyone know where these pacifics were in fact scrapped, and did 578 travel on the Peavine(unlikely)?
Greg Scholl

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> Hi,

>   I may have asked this before, but can someone tell me what was the

> last use of steam on the Powhatan Arrow, especially from Cincinnati.

> I am going through some recent transfers of 8mm films and working info

> for the clips.  We have a shot of my dad getting on the last run a

> Batavia,Ohio,

> and the photographer notes August 1958.  I was under the impression it

> was July!!

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> I always thought July, but later became aware that a J occasionally filled in for the diesels during the fall (east of Roanoke). I can't say about Cincinnati, however.

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> Hi,

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> last use of steam on the Powhatan Arrow, especially from Cincinnati.

> I am going through some recent transfers of 8mm films and working info?

> for the clips.? We have a shot of my dad getting on the last run a?

> Batavia,Ohio,

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> Yes, I located the A tender.  I did not hike up the hill to it, only made the drive to learn the route and locate.  I plan to return very soon for a closer look.

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> Today was a big day for the Roanoke Junction project.

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> Norfolk Southern switched off the old color position lights (CPLs)

> and turned on the new signals. CPLs were coming down with amazing speed.

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> Two main line tracks were cut and "thrown" into new alignments to

> eliminate those S-curves that have been around since the steam days.

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> For those watching on the railcams, here's what you couldn't see.

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> Ron,

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> Thanks very much for the great coverage of the Randolph St. track & signal swap. I understand the improvements were necessary, but, at the same time, it is sad to see all the old tracks and signals disappear.

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> Jeff Sanders

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> Today was a big day for the Roanoke Junction project.

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> Norfolk Southern switched off the old color position lights (CPLs)

> and turned on the new signals. CPLs were coming down with amazing speed.

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> Two main line tracks were cut and "thrown" into new alignments to

> eliminate those S-curves that have been around since the steam days.

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> For those watching on the railcams, here's what you couldn't see.

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> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/RkeJct/20140406/

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>> Norfolk Southern switched off the old color position lights (CPLs) and

>> turned on the new signals. CPLs were coming down with amazing speed.

> 

> Thanks for the excellent but sad coverage. Whither the CPLs that have

> been removed? Cycle Systems? Doled out to museums? Up for auction?

> Left to rust under the 10th St. bridge?

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> Is there anything left in Randolph Street tower or is it just a large

> brick relay box these days?

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> As to Amtrak -- are the "station" and siding going to replace the Rail

> Walk, around that green-roofed shelter? I know the city is on the hook

> to rebuild the culvert under the street through there, but will the

> switch be stubbed in now as part of this work, or is that a "we'll do

> that when the time comes" project?

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> Bruce in Blacksburg

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