Bluefield hump

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Did Bluefield have any derails to stop cars from rolling out of the yard?

Mike Rector

On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> There was no "hump" in the Bluefield yard. The high point was in the
> "middle" yard, a little east of the Mercer Street bridge. Bluefield had the
> reputation of "natural gravity yards in both directions." Coal loads used
> riders to brake them as they ran downhill from the scale house into the
> east yard where they were made up into trains.
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> On Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 03:03:33 PM CST, NW Mailing List <
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>
>
> Jim,
> I believe the photo in question was taken at the west end of the yard and
> much lower than up top. The Hump was located on the eastern side of the
> hill.
>
> Jimmy Lisle
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: Bluefield hump
>
> Chris,
> Thanks for your reply.  Would this be the highest point in the yard?
> Jim C.
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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>
> Jim,
> I’m pretty sure this was taken from the north end of the US Route 52
> bridge or the adjacent Bluefield State College parking lot looking
> eastward.  The building on the opposite side of the tracks with the car
> shed should be Bailey Lumber Company.  In today’s NS operations, this is
> where pushers stop after cutting off an eastbound to either get a relief
> crew or get instructions from the Dispatcher.
> Cheers,
> Chris Dalton
> Bluefield, WV
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> On Jan 14, 2025, at 7:08 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Saw this photo of Facebook and noticed what I believe is a "hump" signal
> on the left:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=584142667706282&set=a.119316684188885
>
> Comments?
> Jim Cochran
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