Columbus District Singletracking

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I was told, years ago, that the N&W single tracked this section because of a tax increase by Ross County. Single track would be taxed at half of the of the original assessment for the double track. I take this tale with a grain of salt. Single track would double the wear on the Scioto River bridge as all trains must use the remaining bridge. It also creates a bit of a bottleneck from double to single and back.

Larry S.
N&W Signal Dept.