N&W in 1908 -- Two items

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
October 24, 1908

IN CITY AND COALFIELD
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Bridge Burned

    Bridge No. 275 on the Cincinnati division of the Norfolk and Western was destroyed by fire Thursday.  Five freight cars were caught on the bridge and burned, but no lives were lost.
    The burned bridge is near Brodville, Ohio.
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Coal Car Jumped Track

    A coal car jumped the track at Castlewood yesterday afternoon and delayed train No. 6 so that it reached this city five hours late.  The track was torn up and a number of ties destroyed.
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[Castlewood is on the Clinch Valley line.]

Gordon Hamilton
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