N&W 1950s wreck in West Virginia

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Larry,

Contact me off list at jeffries1459 at gmail.com

Bud Jeffries

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Linda

     I am fairly sure it would be the wreck at Cedar WV  Jan 23 1956 
attached PDF of the accident report.

Kenova, WV

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From: Linda [mailto:lvmalo at comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3:06 PM
To: fscheer at railwaymailservicelibrary.org
Subject: RMS Library

Hi,

I am interested in information which you may not have, but I’m hoping you 
could guide me to resources if you don’t have it.

My father was a railway postal clerk on the Norfolk and Western line running 
between Cincinnati and Bluefield, WV. I know there was a serious accident on 
this line sometime in the 1950s, but don’t know exactly where or when. 
According to family lore, the mail car ran down an embankment and into a 
ditch. The engineer was killed. It purportedly involved excess speed on a 
sharp curve and I believe it occurred on the WV part of the route, though I 
am not positive.

Do you have any archival material that might help me to gather more 
information about this incident or, if not, could you suggest some other 
possible resources?

Thank you. I very much appreciate your time.

—Linda Malone

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Good morning, Linda:

The RMS Library does not have specific information on the wreck although 
there would have been an Interstate Commerce Commission accident report 
prepared.  I've copied a mailing list of N&W Railway historians and will 
relay to you any responses to your query.

My other recommendation to you is that you request a copy of your father's 
official personnel file from the National Personnel Records Center near St. 
Louis.  It is likely there is some information about his death in that file, 
as well as other career information.

Best wishes,

Dr. Frank R. Scheer, Curator
Railway Mail Service Library, Inc.
f_scheer at yahoo.com
(571) 379-3409 - daytime cell
In the 1913 former N&W Railway depot along Clarke County route 723
117 East Main Street
Boyce, VA 22620-9369  USA

Please note: only parcels sent via USPS can be accepted at this address.

Visit at http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org or 
http://www.facebook.com/RailwayMailServiceLibrary

http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2008.DOC
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/ebay/RMSL2009.DOC
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2010.DOC
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2011.doc
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2012.doc
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2013.pdf
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2014.doc
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2015.doc

http://blog.stamplibrary.org/index.php/2011/01/21/railway-mail-service-library/

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=353755

"Owney Day" at the National Postal Museum: 
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2062104465440.2115624.1029546011&l=906bc64b9f&type=1

If you have an interest in RPOs, please visit the RailwayPO group at 
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