The FFV was one of three named C&O main line trains (the other two being the “George Washington” and the “Sportsman”). The FFV specialized in handling Pullman traffic from the east (in addition to Washington, a number of through cars from New York via the PRR) to the famous Greenbrier Hotel at White Sulphur Springs, WV. The late evening departure from Washington was tailored for an early AM arrival at the Greenbrier, where several sleepers were dropped. To the west, No. 3 served as a daytime train for coach traffic across WV into OH, as well as a means of moving significant amounts of head-end traffic, as evident from the baggage cars and RPO. The last two cars in the consist are from the C&O fleet of 10-6 sleepers, all named for cities and towns along the main line.
