Stock movements

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Brent,

I'm not that familiar with the traffic pattern, rules and regs on stock 
moves. Regarding mules, they were shipped from the Midwest in 
foreign-road stock cars and surprisingly late, into the mid-1950s. First 
84 often had a stock car or two on the head end that might include hogs 
for Elliston.

The stockyard in Bluefield was on the north side of East Yard just east 
of the coal wharf. Stock cars close on their time limit were switched 
over to the pens to unload, rest, feed, water, and reload cattle and hogs.

Yes, there was the Blackford Turn out of Bluefield to Honaker on the 
Clinch Valley. In Bluefield, #85 would be held for hours waiting for 
Blackford stock loads to be cut in on the head end.

Grant Carpenter

On 12/4/2025 10:09 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Thanks Grant!   Can you tell us a little more about the handling of 
> mules?  How often and where did these get shipped from/to? Did they 
> arrive in N&W stock cars or did they come in off-line cars?
>
> We frequently hear about the cattle extra out of Honaker, but I've not 
> really heard much about how those operated, or what other points on 
> the N&W may have had stock pens for either shipments or deliveries.  
> Do you have any first hand knowledge about any of these?
>
> Brent
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