multiple steam locomotives

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Thank you Jim N.  First hand accounts are always the best.
Jim C.

On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 6:33 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> I remember seeing them run "test trains" with one Y6b when they were
> deciding what tonnage rating was possible after the new tunnel went into
> service. BTW: as compared to Blue Ridge, they never used double headers on
> the head end, and they never used A's on coal trains.
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 07:28:06 PM CST, NW Mailing List via
> NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Jim,
> I’d say your “typical” 1950’s  Eastbound Pokey mainline coal train would
> be a Y6b, 80 coal loads and another Y6b pushing on the rear.  According to
> the Dressler/King USRA 2-8-8-2 Book all the Y6’s assigned to Bluefield for
> maintenance were Y6b’s except for the 2162 which was a Y6a.  Bringing 80
> loads up the mountain is nothing to sneeze at, considering that these days
> two Evolution ES44AC’s can bring 70 loads over Elkhorn.  I hope this was
> the sort of answer you were looking for.  Happy Thanksgiving All!!
> Thank Ya’n Out,
> Chris Dalton
> Bluefield, WV
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 22, 2023, at 6:37 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Grant and everyone,
> > From the opening of the new Elkhorn tunnel until dieselization, what
> would have been the "usual" power on a heavy coal drag from Farm into
> Bluefield?  Seems like there may have been some train length changes going
> on at Yards due to the change in profile, but would the power have been
> analogous to what was used to tackle Blue Ridge?
> > Thanks,
> > Jim Cochran
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