Powhatan Arrow ca 1989

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Sorry Grant. The picture Mike had was actually my idea for a trip, it was called by at least one person, Miller's Folly, as that person (now deceased) thought it would never sell. Hah, sold out in less than three weeks.

It was a recreation, as close as could be reasonable done, of the Arrow, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the new equipment in 1949. We used every available Arrow coach, no diner, but or Tuscan red ex-GN No. 1148 stood in, and our round end observation ex IC No. 3305 subbed for the overseas boat tail lounge cars. I specifically ask for,  no tool car, no auxiliary tender. 

It was a Walton turn in the morning, and Lynchburg turn in the afternoon. And, yes, the drumhead was replaced with a Powhatan Arrow one I made for the trip, and I think I still have somewhere. 

It was September of 1989, I don't have the exact date at hand, it was rainy that morning, but cleared the afternoon.

I probably have the consist and transportation orders in my files somewhere, but it was about 10 cars as I recall.

There was, along about that time a charter for some group to Radford, maybe some military or veterans group, I'd have to dig though my notes to find it.

Ken Miller

On May 4, 2015, at 12:51 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> Actually, I seem to recall a charter (beverage distributors?) excursion to Walton. It was a rare (only?) excursion of the 611 with maybe five N&W coaches and the Mardi Gras. The first coach, maybe two, may have had the original sealed windows and were coupled directly behind the tender--no auxiliary tender, no tool car. An exceptionally photogenic train on a cloudy, light rain, saturated color kind of day, but with no publicity and no chase entourage. I seem to remember the usual Roanoke Chapter drumhead (?) was replaced with the Powhatan Arrow.
> 
> Grant Carpenter
> 
> On 4/22/2015 2:49 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>> Mike has confirmed it was on a fan trip. 
>>  
>> You are correct, that's the six-axle observation commonly used on the fan trips, not an original N&W Powhatan Arrow observation.  The proportions and window arrangement looked wrong immediately.
>>  
>> And, the open windows just cemented things.
>>  
>> Dave Phelps
>>  
>> In a message dated 4/22/2015 3:45:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
>> Mike,
>> 
>> Just to be clear about things. I don't think your high red image is of an original tail end observation car from the Powhatan Arrow. 
>> First it seems to have a boxed end look and doesn't have the more tapered boat tail look of the original cars.
>>  In addition, I understood the original observation cars were sold to some potentate in the Middle East who eventually painted them white. The last anyone knew they were sitting in a desert somewhere. I think they were sold by N&W sometime in the late 1950's. 
>> 
>> The image you have might be of an old piece of Illinois Central Equipment painted up to simulate the Arrow cars. 
>>  If I'm wrong, someone please correct me. 
>> 
>> Kevin Byrd
>> Chesterfield, VA
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 12:07 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>>> Mike:
>>>  
>>> Sep. '89 would be a fan trip, yes? 
>>>  
>>> Dave Phelps
>>>  
>>> In a message dated 4/22/2015 11:57:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
>>> Here is the tail end of the Arrow departing Roanoke in Sept., 1989. If any member wants a high res copy of this just get me your email address and i will be glad to send it along --- without charge.
>>> 
>>> Mike Pierry, Jr.
>>>    mpierryjr at gmail.com
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>>> Moderator:
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>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 6:58 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>> Is this a new record for an original slide? Eastbound  (?) Powhatan Arrow at Cincinnati 1957. Slide sold for $1100.99. Wow!
>>> 
>>> Jeff Lisowski 
>>> Formerly of Virginia, however my feet will be in Roanoke on May 30th!
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