N&W in 1903 -- New Rail

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I want to echo that.  Thanks for the history.


Dell Wellons
woodchpr at att.net

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  Thanks for all the history, for a newcomer to East Tennessee it is helpful to learn the history.

  A note for some folk these 85-pound rails weigh 85 pounds per yard not per foot.

  I have found lots of folks do not know this and it should not be taken as an insult to those who do.

  Pete Heimbach, Jonesborough, TN

   


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  RIDING MADE EASY

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  How 85-Pound Rails Have Changed a Piece of N. & W. Road.

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