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So after the merger, did N&W itself actually order the N&W sub-lettered C39-8’s and H49 hoppers, or were they ordered by NS Corp and assigned to the N&W?

-Evan Miller

> On May 19, 2020, at 13:46, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> The N&W still existed as a corporate identity for some years after the Norfolk Southern Corp. was formed as a holding company for the two systems, and locomotives and rolling stock were still given N&W reporting marks while painted with the NS logo. Some years later, N&W passed out of corporate existence.
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> Jim Nichols
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> On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 09:48:02 AM CDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> If the NS Corporation became effective June 1, 1982, how come the Pocahontas Division track map dated January 1, 1984 was still labeled N&W and the Pokey was still using N&W symbols to identify their trains thru 1984.  Was there a transition period and when did it end?  Could one still refer to the Pokey as being N&W thru 1984?
> Glenn Fisher
> Cornwall PA  
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