N&W Passenger train consists

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Vic

By the late 1960s, the Arrow was no longer the premier train, the schedule had been slowed dramatically from its intro in 1946. The all-coach status left long before as it was combined with the Cavalier. In 1967, the Arrow would carry the ex-Wabash dome cars, coaches and a diner-lounge, plus head end cars. There were no sleepers on the Arrow, even to the end. The last westbound Arrow consist out of Roanoke on its last westbound trip on 05/22/1969 was reported in the Arrow last summer as:

GP9 515
GP9 501
REX 6133  Lynchburg-Cincinnati storage mail
Sou 564  RoanokeCincinnati storage mail
N&W 1377  Norfolk-Cincinnati mail-baggage
N&W 1726, coach
N&W 1720, coach
N&W 1020 diner

The domes had already been repurposed to go onto the Pocahontas, 3 & 4.

The Pocahontas was reported on February 10, 1969 west out of Roanoke with
GP9  516
GP9  503
N&W 1420 Storage Mail to Cincinnati
N&W 1346 Baggage and Express, US Mail -Roanoke-Cincinnati
N&W 1347 Baggage and Express, working US Mail and baggage from Norfolk to Cincinnati
N&W 533 Coach
N&W 531 Coach
N&W 1020 Diner
N&W “Buchanan County” 10-6 sleeper

Those were all reported by Dorr M. Tucker in Roanoke Chapter’s “Turntable Times’

Best
Ken Miller 

> On Jun 2, 2020, at 2:59 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Good afternoon Vic,
> 
> The Powhatan Arrow was a coach only train that did not have any run through cars to other railroads. For passengers to connecting trains they would have to disembark the Powhatan Arrow at Cincinnati and board another train. 
> 
> For the Pocahontas they did have through sleepers to other railroads and would be moved to the connecting train at Cincinnati Union Terminal without passengers disembarking from the through car. These sleepers would either be 10-6, 12-1, or another type depending on the railroad. Hope this answers your question.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Joseph Congemi
> 
>> On Jun 2, 2020, at 13:41, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
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>> Looking through N&W time tables from 1966, I am trying to understand more clearly the consists of the “The Powhatan Arrow” and “The Pocahontas”, and especially the sleeping cars that might be included.  A video which I have seen, shows some PRR and NYC sleepers in N&W trains.  #25 had a connection in Cincinnati that went on to Chicago, perhaps with a PRR sleeper?  Assistance would be appreciated!
>>  
>> Vic Chudoba
>> Woodstock, IL
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