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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for all of the responses. It
appears that the life of a railway worker was considerably “cheaper”
around the turn of the century. But I did read some article the other day that stated
the most dangerous occupation today remains the “railway switchman”
(even more dangerous than mining or being a lumberjack)! </span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You know, that might make an interesting
article for the NWHS’s <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Arrow </span></i>as
to the progression of safety consciousness for the N&W for somebody who
wanted to do a little research. I know I would find it interesting.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mike Weeks</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Charlotte</span></font><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> NC</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>NW Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'>Tuesday, February 24, 2009</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'>10:37 AM</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NW Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: N&W and Virginian
in 1909--Jobs, etc.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You can bet that the
driving force was financial! Lawsuits? Mandatory retirement payouts?<br>
Other settlements?<br>
<br>
Tom Cosgrove<br>
<br>
NW Mailing List wrote: </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It’s really hard to
believe all of the accidents that happened to railway employees in the early
1900’s. I know that the N&W went on to win awards for safety, does
anybody know when the N&W began to become more safety conscious and what
were the driving reasons? Thanks.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mike Weeks</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Charlotte NC</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org">mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org</a>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>NW Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 20, 2009
7:59 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 3VGN Ry Yahoo Group; 2N&W
Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> N&W and Virginian in
1909--Jobs, etc.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Bluefield
Daily Telegraph<br>
April 1, 1909</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>IN
CITY AND COALFIELD</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>------</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yard
Master at Princeton</span></font></b></strong></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
Frank Shaffer, of this city, left yesterday for Princeton, where he will be
yardmaster for the Virginian Railway.</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>------</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Get
Jobs on Virginian</span></font></b></strong></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Harve
McCoy and Ferd [sic] Melcher left yesterday for Princeton, where they have
secured positions with the Virginian Railway.</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>------</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Both
Legs Cut Off</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Kyle
Wheeler, brakeman on the Norfolk and Western work train which operates between
Roanoke and Radford, had both legs cut off at Walton yesterday. He was
taken to the Radford hospital. His condition is said to be serious.</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>------</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>[<em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">I suspect that the Bluefielders who found employment
with the Virginian were N&W employees who saw greener grass on the other
side of the fence for whatever reason.</font></i></em>]</span></font></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Gordon
Hamilton</span></font></p>
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