rated for 17,400 tons northbound to Corbin, so the train is obviously over- powered. The extra units are needed on the branch because of the steep grade. 12:52 p.m.—No. 850 arrives Corbin (East Yard). 1:25 p.m.—No. 864 (called 1:00 p.m.) departs Norton with 175/1403 (RS3/ C628), S.B. Sturgill/McCracken, 19-7- 1875. The train’s light consist out of Norton belies the fact it will stop in two miles at Dorchester Junction to pick up traffic brought over from the Clinch- field connection at Miller Yard by the Interstate Railroad. 1:05 p.m.—No. 853 passes Extra 129, standing on the Puckett’s Creek Branch at Blackmont. 1:35 p.m.—No. 833 arrives Penning- ton and heads up the branch toward Pocket and St. Charles. 1:45 p.m.—No. 864 turns power on the wye at Appalachia to place 1403 on the point, due to an inoperative two- way radio on 175. 1:55 p.m.—No. 847 (187-RS3) de- parts Pennington for St. Charles 2:00 p.m.—No. 865 departs Corbin (called 1:30 p.m.) with 189/196/130 (three RS3s), L.L. Walker/W.C. Rob- bins—19-3-1378. 2:20 p.m.—No. 853 by Cumberland, en route to Lynch. 2:40 p.m.—Extra 156 North arrives
Loyall (Clover Fork Mine Run), 32-1- 3005.
3:30 p.m.—2nd trick dispatcher L.C. Ross completes turnover from Martin and assumes control. 4:30 p.m.—Extra 157 South (First Roustabout Mine Run) departs Loyall for Crummies, H.L. Harmon/P.H. Hud- son, 0-18-450. 4:40 p.m.—No. 846 arrives Penning-
ton from St. Charles with 7-0-600. Also, Extra 1532 North arrives Corbin. 5:00 p.m.—No. 832 (same as 846) de- parts Pennington for Middlesboro. The seven loaded hoppers picked up off the branch will be left at Cochran Storage track at Hagans for pick up by No. 856 later that night. 5:00 p.m.—Nos. 865 and 864 meet on double track at Harlan Junction. 5:05 p.m.—Work Extra 171 arrives
Loyall (Martins’ Fork Mine Run), 35-0- 3150.
5:35 p.m.—No. 852 by Cumberland with 1533/1401/1430 (power reversed for no. 853), to Corbin with 111-3-13024 (including 39 coal loads picked up at Loyall).
5:52 p.m.—No. 864 fills at Loyall with northbound coal. 6:05 p.m.—Southern 4253 (other units unknown) arrives Cumberland Gap from Knoxville, with work limits to Middlesboro and mines on the Middles- boro Railroad. 6:33 p.m.—No. 830 arrives at Hei- drick from the C&M Branch with 169/137 (two RS3s), 47-0-4230.
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“Pennington, three copy 19 south…” So begins the command from the CV dispatcher at Corbin to Pennington (Gap), Va., operator Willard Ayers. Before taking the order, he pulls the southward train order semaphore (the big pistol-grip handle is in the foreground) to a 45-degree angle in case the train arrives before the order is completed.
6:40 p.m.—Work extra 171-156 Cou- pled with (two RS3s), (Poor Fork Mine Run) departs Loyall for Scotia, L.C. Robbins/W.S. Williams, 0-45-1150. 6:48 p.m.—No. 832 arrives at Mid- dlesboro with 0-1-25, and works yard before tying up. 7:40 p.m.—No. 830 arrives at Corbin — 169/137 (two RS3s), 47-0-4230. 8:10 p.m.—Extra 129 South (Loyall- Varilla Mine Run) arrives Loyall, 30-2- 2744.
8:20 p.m.—Extra 117 South arrives Middlesboro. 8:40 p.m.—No. 865 arrives at Norton with 19-3-1378 (arrived at Dorchester Junction, two miles earlier, with 50-3- 3958, and set off 31 loads to the Inter- state for movement to Miller Yard). 9:30 p.m.—Extra 117 North departs Middlesboro for Corbin (will arrive af- ter midnight).
9:30 p.m.—Extra 157 North arrives
Loyall (First Roustabout Mine Run), 44-9-4085. 9:30 p.m.—No. 864 arrives at Corbin with 77-7-7084. 9:45 p.m.—Extra 169 South (C&M 1) departs Corbin (called 9:00 p.m.) with 169/132/192, J.O. Morgan/C.B. Rees, 0- 52-1196. 9:50 p.m.—No. 856 departs Norton p.m.) with 130/196/189
(called 9:00
(three RS3s), H. Frazier/F.D. Rees, 7-5- 803.
10:00 p.m.—No. 852 meets Extra 169 South at Siler. 10:15 p.m.—No. 852 arrives Corbin (East Yard). 10:25 p.m.—Extra 484 South (Mira- cle Turn) departs Corbin with 484 (GP7), J.R. Fox/JH Moody, 4-27-911. 11:24 p.m.—Extra 484 South meets Extra 117 North at Barbourville.
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