Wye Near Lofton and Roanoke District Double track

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Ok, Nathan, it takes a lot to get me fired up enough to go to the  archives
and do research, but I did Sunday afternoon.  I was looking for an  AFE
that justified the reduction to the double track section, but never did  find
it. (so fire me!)  What I did find was this:
 
1- the double track was reduced between the issuance of  Shenandoah
    Div. timetable effective May, 1957 and the one that  became effective
    October, 1958 OR during Single Track Saunders'  administration.
 
2- the double track had been placed in service in 1943 - 10.47 miles  long.
 
3- the wye (ahem) sprang from the northward main track north of the  station
    at Lofton.  Forgive me, but it's translated on the  "R" side of the mile 
post
    rather than the "H" side.  The south leg of  the wye was at MP R  76.9 and
    the north leg was at MP R 77.1.  This was from the  track chart updated
    to 04/01/52.  Sorry I couldn't be more accurate,  but I didn't have the 
proper
    scale.
 
4-  The wye was on the east side of the right of way, so Jimmy is  right.
                                                                  Harry Bundy
 
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