Re: NS/N&W operations question

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> But . . .  but . . .  Greg
> -
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> Those were NOT typical operations in the Age of
> Steam, they were excursions run for the benefit of
> us Foamers and/or Phraud-O-Graphers®, and #611
> was the featured performer who wasn't about to be
> upstaged by a mere 2-8-2 freight hog.  Had
> the Powhatan Arrow ever needed a helper in N&W
> days, I have little doubt that a 2-8-2 or 4-8-2
> would NOT have been inserted between #611 and her
> train.

Never say never Russ. My dad got wind of a special doubleheader, whereby a streamlined J(4-8-4) was leading a streamlined 4-8-2(K2a) on the Powhatan Arrow in Batavia. This was a rare circumstance as the day before was the last run of the westbound Cavalier which ended in Cincinnati and Norfolk on the same day. Thus this doubleheader was the deadhead move of the Cavalier equipment back east. Apparently I could not partake since I was in school at age 6!!!
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