Radford, Pocahontas & Scioto Divisions 1950s

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It seems the older I get the more I wish I could have lived in the past 
to see the Y6s, As, and Js. I guess it is the History buff in me. (After 
all I'm only 23). This email I m sending so that I can learn some more 
about the Divisions west of Roanoke as well as to show ya'll my my 
photos from this past weekend which was a trip west of Bluefield.

So here goes, I know the Pulaski District came off at Walton and went 
down to Bristol. I know the Main to Bluefield was double track this far, 
and I know that it is Double Tracked from Narrows to Bluefield. Now my 
question is was it double track between Walton and Narrows back in the 50s?

As for the Pocahontas Division I know it had the Clinch Valley and 
Pocahontas District, as well as many branches. But my questions are 
mainly for the Pocahontas district. Exactly how far was it electrified? 
I have read to Vivian and I have read Iaeger. I know electrification 
ended when the new alignment came about which was 1950 right? Now for 
the Kicker, where exactly did the old alignment go? This weekend I was 
on the Pocahontas and made it to the west end of Elkhorn Tunnel and I 
think I was able to spot the Old alignment to the North of the current 
one, it was higher and was across the hollow. So where did it tie into 
everything on the East side of the hill? I ask because I was in Coopers 
as well.

Now for the Last question, Where exactly did the Scioto Division begin? 
What all did it include? and what division is it part of in todays NS 
System?

Here is the photo album from this weekend:
*http://tinyurl.com/pokey-oct09*

Oh one last question, this is for you Virginian folks. Right now the 
Virginian connects to the Christiansburg district at Narrows. Now I 
suspect that the PD district that comes off the Christiansburg at PD jct 
is also old Virginian am I correct on my assumption? and I also assume 
if I am correct that the Virginian originally went stright through, and 
that N&W abandoned the section between Narrows and PD jct. after the 
merger. Is the correct or am I all wrong? Please educate me.

Thanks in advance,
Nathan

PS I hope I didn't ask too many "Duh" questions, and I would research it 
myself. But at the moment I don't have the time. However after I get 
caught up on things I plan to do some research on some stuff. One thing 
being the Dry Fork Branch.

-- 
Nathan Simmons
trainman51 at gmail.com
http://www.t-51.org
KI4MSK