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» Norfolk & Western (more..) » EMD SD40-2 (more..) |
» Whitethorne helper station on Ex Virginian » Whitethorne, Virginia, USA (more..) » June, 1983 |
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Photographer |
» N&W 1636 (more..) » Unknown |
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Remarks & Notes |
The New River hamlet of Whitethorne has perhaps ten dwellings. Its importance to the modern N&W--and today--is that of a helper station. Eastbound coal loads normally need a shove to get out of the New River Valley and over the Christiansburg plateau. Here SD40-2 1636 and a sister EMD SD40 1631 stand in the bright June sunshine waiting for their next assignment. |
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