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[QUOTE]Originally posted by notelvis: [QB] Some answers, perhaps, from the January 1977 Official Railway Guide - The original poster talks about changing in Washington and an early morning arrival into Portsmouth. This is consistant with the schedule of the train known now as the Cardinal at that time. He could have disembarked at South Portsmouth, KY which is just across the river from Portsmouth, OH and which was indicated in parenthesis following 'South Portsmouth' in the timetable. That train, however, did not go through Cumberland, MD. The Shenandoah operated through Cumberland on the former B&O main. It stopped in Athens, OH and Chillicothe, OH which were both nearer to Columbus than Portsmouth. By 1979 it was on an overnight schedule from Washington and would have reached those cities early in the morning. When I rode the Shenandoah in August 1981, it was a 2 car affair.... one amcafe car and one coach with the Amsnooze capsules in the back...not much to write home about. The Mountaineer, at that time, was a Chicago-Norfolk service which was combined with the James Whitcomb Riley (now Cardinal) as far as Catlettsburg, KY. The two trains separated there in the wee hours and the Mountaineer entered N&W right of way shortly after crossing the river into West Virginia for the remainder of it's trip to Norfolk. These things are similar (but not exactly as) what I thought I'd remembered. I do enjoy having some old Official Guides around. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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