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cyclonefence

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1. C&O fans might enjoy knowing

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 12, 2023, 08:37 AM

May 2023

that the yard men at Hinton WV referred jokingly to the FFV as the "fast-flying vestibule"--a little railroad humor for you guys. My grandfather WH Anderson was an engineer for the C&O, and those guys sneered at all the fancy names the company gave to its trains.

My grandfather was murdered when the boiler on his steam engine exploded.

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On this day, May 12, 1968, C&O passenger train the Fast Flying Virginian (FFV) made its final run. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 OP

C&O fans might enjoy knowing cyclonefence May 2023 #1

This one? mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 #2

Yes cyclonefence May 2023 #3