Photo - unknown location

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The Cannonball operated between Richmond - Petersburg - Norfolk. The train
originated back in the early 1890 under an agreement between the N&W & ACL
to operate the service. The intent was to provide direct overnight sleeping
car service between Norfolk and New York via ACL at Richmond, RF&P and
Pennsylvania Railroads. The Cannonball crew and motive power were N&W. The
name Cannonball originated around 1900 changed from the Norfolk and
Richmond Vestibule Limited. By 1965 the sleeping car service ended and the
train was combined with the N&W Cavalier and the ACL Local passenger train
at Petersburg. This service ended.by 1967 when the Cannonball made its last
run.

Herman Wilkins

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 9:30 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> ​Where did the Cannonball originate its run and where did it end?
>
>
> Jack
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> *Sent:* Monday, August 14, 2017 5:02 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: Photo - unknown location
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> The eastbound Cannonball ran a short distance on the track on the left in
> the photo to a crossover to the westbound N&W track [the switch stand can
> be seen at the small crossing watchman's shanty] and continued east to
> where the WB & EB tracks converged to a single track near the west end of
> Broadway yard. The westbound Cannonball simply reversed the movement.
>
>
> Herman Wilkins
>
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> > wrote:
>
>> A further question:  Given that the diamond is apparently east of the
>> station, where did The Cannonball and other Richmond bound trains move from
>> the N&W to the ACL?
>>
>>    Ray Smoot
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>> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Aug 14, 2017, at 12:57 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Herman, Jeff, and Harry.
>>
>>
>>
>> I suspected this was Petersburg but wanted to confirm. I take it Broad
>> Street Station was reached by the ACL trackage shown going to the left,
>> correct? Was there a point in time when the diamond was removed but the ACL
>> and N&W still made connection here?
>>
>>
>>
>> John Garner
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>>
>> Moderator:
>>
>> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2017/20170811.N&W%20Pix%
>> 20Location%20Unknown.jpg
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>>
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>> *From:* NW Mailing List [mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org]
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 12, 2017 10:43 AM
>>> *To:* nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: Photo - unknown location
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>>> Appears to be the crossing of ACL's OLD MAIN LINE at
>>>
>>> Petersburg.  *The Cannonballs (*with N&W crews) used the
>>>
>>> Old Main Line Petersburg to North Dunlop, ACL's double
>>>
>>> track route to the James River, and RF&P to Richmond's
>>>
>>> Broad Street Station.  Before abandonment, the Old Main
>>>
>>> Line climbed a hill, ran down the center of Washington St.
>>>
>>> for several blocks and reconnected with the present align-
>>> ment just north of the I-85 overhead bridge.  Harry Bundy
>>>
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