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<p>[quote user="kasskaboose"]</p> <div>Happy holidays.  While waiting for the N&W Historical Society to respond, I thought to ask this question to get other thoughts: what reporting marks were represented on N&W consists along the branch between Radford and Dublin, VA around 1980?  It's mentioned here: <a href="http://www.brucebharper.info/nwrwy/divisions/NWRad2.html">http://www.brucebharper.info/nwrwy/divisions/NWRad2.html</a>.  I have seen mention of L&N, but I thought that line was further toward the border.  The B&O and C&O makes sense.  Others? This information is helpful as I build an HO scale layout that represents the N&W between these two towns.</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks for your help,</div> <div> </div> <p>Lee</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I would venture to guess these might be safe bets:</p> <p>Interstate Railroad </p> <p>Clinchfield</p> <p>Southern Rwy</p> <p>Notice I didnt mention Virginian, as it was merged into N&W in 1959.  You might still see a few Virginian reporting marks (VGN I believe in 1980), but the 40 year clock would likely be running out by 1980s on many cars.</p> <p>Maybe these:</p> <p>Western Maryland (Chsy)</p> <p>Seaboard Coast Line</p> <p>Louisville and Nashville</p> <p>1983 and later you can roll L&N, SBD, and Clinchfield all into Family Lines.  </p> <p>But as has already been mentioned, it depends on online industry and where the loads originated or where they were going.  Did this line have a through connection?</p> <p> </p>
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