Lamberts Point

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Upon re-reading my message I need to tell you to replace "secession" 
with "succession."  I don't know where my mind and typing fingers were 
at that time.


As long as I am sending the above correction I might as well tell of an 
experience that I had on Pier 4 at Lamberts Points in my early career 
with the N&W.  I was sent to the 38th St. Car Shop, which serves 
Lamberts Point, to look into a project there.   This was before Pier 6 
was constructed and both Pier 4 and 5 were still in service.  I had the 
occasion to ride the Pier 4 elevator in company with an electrically 
powered conveyor car ladened with 70 tons or more of coal being raised 
to the deck high above the ship that was to receive the coal load.  From 
the top of that pier I had a great view of the entire Lamberts Point 
operation.


Gordon Hamilton


On 3/10/2020 4:14 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> The N&W has had a secession of coal piers at Lamberts Point, viz:  
> Pier 1 1885, Pier 2 1891,  Pier 3 1901, Pier 4 1914, Pier 5 1936 (the 
> active N&W coal pier at the time of the Virginian merger - Dec. 1959) 
> and Pier 6  1962.
>
>
> The N&W coal piers at Lamberts Point and the Virginian coal piers at 
> Sewells Point were several miles apart (maybe 3 to 5 miles apart).    
> Maybe someone else can give a more accurate figure on the spacing.
>
>
> Gordon Hamilton
>
>
> On 3/10/2020 1:53 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>> Great video of pier 6.  Question: did N & W have a pier at Lamberts 
>> Point before purchasing the Virginian? If so, were they close to one 
>> another?
>>
>> Peter Getz
>> Rockwall, TX
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