Pearisburg Photo Question

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This is just speculation on my part, but the siding could have been provided 
for parking maintenance of way camp cars, whose weight would be equivalent 
to an empty revenue freight car, and the lightweight track machines of that 
day.  For light loads, a wider tie spacing would be adequate.  The N&W was 
profitable partially because it did not spend any more money than was 
necessary.

Gordon Hamilton

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Subject: Re: Pearisburg Photo Question



>I don't know the reasoning of that wide spaced ties either, however I had 

>never noticed this before in images at this location. Checking with the VT 

>N&W images at this locations does shows the wide spaced times in late steam 

>days & early diesel days. The "N&W Steam in Color" August Thieme photo is 

>dated 5/4/1957.

>

>   In this one particular image, you can see that the "siding" ends at the 

> base of the cliff where the photographer is standing.

>

> http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/F1/NS3433.JPG

>

> Other similar images:

>  http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns1428.jpeg

>  http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns1428.jpeg

>  http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/F1/NS3432.JPG

>

> Looking west towards the cliff:

>  http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/F1/NS3432.JPG

>  http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/NS2924.jpeg

>  http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/NS2925.jpeg

>

> These images looking railroad east are taken from atop the cliff where 

> route 100 is located. Due to tree grow, a similar image today is pretty 

> hard to get.

>

> I have a large N&W publicity colorized version of this location with what 

> appears to be a Y powered west bound freight. Framed print is labeled "A 

> Norfolk & Western Fast Freight in Virginia". The siding is NOT in this 

> print. Know if it didn't exist then, or was taken out via "photoshop".

>

> - Roger Link

>

>

> NW Mailing List wrote:

>> At the top of page 95 in the new "N&W Steam in Color" book, there is a 

>> picture looking down on a Y class rounding a curve at Pearisburg, Va. 

>> There are three tracks in the picture. What is the track on the right, 

>> with its very very widely spaced ties used for?

>> Jimmy Lisle

>>

>>

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