Shenandoah Junction

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Several years ago when there was an article in The Arrow on 
Shenandoah Junction, I researched the archives of the Shepherdstown 
Register newspaper for stories on the construction of the Shenandoah 
Valley.  It was clear that SV crossed the B&O mainline on a trestle 
from the beginning, and never at grade.

What I cannot prove is what I heard from some retired N&W employees 
who were elders in the 1950's:  That the B&O would not cooperate with 
SV in crossing their line in any manner.  The story I was told is 
that SV had everything built to cross over the B&O and set the bridge 
in place on a Sunday when B&O could not get a court order to stop 
them.  The newspaper articles did not mention this.  I would like to 
find something in print to confirm this.

Rick Morrison











At 12:24 PM 10/7/2007, you wrote:

>Mason,

>

>You stated that the bridge (original) was built by (or planned by) 

>the SV. Did the SV originally cross the B&0 at grade level? If so, 

>when was the grade level crossing removed?

>

>Joe Coakley