Steam Pusher Engines

Sun Feb 28 21:38:46 EST 2021

Jim, I believe they were used on C&O’s Hot Springs Branch passenger trains as well.   John Garner

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Subject: Re: Steam Pusher Engines

Relatively rare, but there actually were passenger pushers. Southern used them on the Saluda grade south of Asheville.

Jim Nichols

On Sunday, February 28, 2021, 10:13:30 AM CST, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote: 

My great uncle, Bill Buck, was a fireman on the Blue Ridge pusher

in the very late 50's.  I once asked him what type of engines they

were assigned.  He replied that they were assigned what ever was

available and ready to go out of Shaffer's Crossing.  He said

that they mostly were assigned Y6's but on some (rare?) occasions

would end up with an A for the Blue Ridge pusher.

Toney Minter

NW Mailing List wrote:

> Sometimes, the eastbound pushers were on the rear of the train coming out of

> Roanoke Terminal. Of course all pushers north or south were on the rear out of

> Roanoke.Jimmy LisleSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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