[N&W] Re: Mileage distances between Stations

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 > Jim, you have a couple of Ohio stations on your list.  I don't know what
 > Wakefield was, but Waverly was 636.4 at one time.  Both were on the
 > Columbus District west of Portsmouth.

I knew this would come up.  There are two Wakefields and two Waverlys.
There is Wakefield, VA located 51 miles from Norfolk, VA; there also was
Wakefield, OH located 581 miles from Norfolk, and was governed by the agent
at Lucasville, OH.

Waverly, VA was 58 miles from Norfolk; Waverly, OH is listed as 593 miles
from Norfolk in the Officers, Agents and Stations booklet I have.

Hope this clarifies things.

Jim Brewer
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[Ed Painter Jr writes:]

As a Virginian, there has been a Wakefield and a Waverly, Virginia for as
long as I can remember....long before my time.   I've been through both
Waverly, Oh and Waverly, Va...also Wakefield, Va.  I'm looking at N&W Public
Timetable #3, July 1,1952.  Only #7 and #8 stopped at these small Virginia
towns in 1952.  But they're in the Timetable!
Norfolk                     MP 0
South Norfolk          MP 2.2
Suffolk                      MP 21.9
Windsor                   MP33.4
Zuni                          MP39.8
Ivor                           MP 44.2
Wakefield               MP 50.9
Waverly                   MP 58.4
Disputanta              MP 68.1
Petersburg              MP80.9
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 From the Intention To Confuse Department comes the fact that both the
Norfolk and Scioto Divisions had Wakefields and Waverlys.

EdK