Melborn

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Andre, you betcha I'm interested. Here's my email address and I'll send you 
my mailing address.

Bud Jeffries

ljeffries2 at verizon.net

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Subject: Re: Melborn



> Hey Bud:

> If yer interested, zap me an email and I can mail you a copy of a 1930 

> track chart (updated to '46,I believe).

> Andre Jackson

>

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>>Sent: Aug 23, 2008 12:28 PM

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>>Subject: Re: Melborn

>>

>>Melborn is located 5.5 miles west of Radford on the Bristol line, and is 

>>2.5

>>miles east of Dublin. The only track chart I have is dated 1972 and the

>>siding had been removed by that date. It is still single tracked today. I

>>remember that siding and the mileposts you referenced is probably too long

>>for its location. An employee timetable for 1954 states the siding was 

>>about

>>6300 feet useable length for a passing siding. While the track chart lists

>>Melborn, there was no station there and the "community" there [a 

>>collection

>>of homes and trailer parks] is unincorporated.

>>

>>Bud Jeffries

>>

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>>Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 7:10 AM

>>Subject: Melborn

>>

>>

>>>   On the back cover of the current Arrow magazine is a CTC board

>>> (appearing in an N&W advertisement reprint). It shows Radford, and to 

>>> the

>>> left (west I assume) is Melborn siding. Appears to be around mileposts

>>> 303.3 to 307.2 or so. Where is Melborn?? (I'm guessing its some distance

>>> west of Radford on the Bristol line?) Is siding still there?

>>>

>>>   Which tower was this CTC board in?

>>>

>>> - Roger Link

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