N&W in 1910--Union station

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
April 29, 1910

RAILROADS DISAGREE  ON UNION STATION PLANS
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Breach Between Norfolk and Western And Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Stop Work at St. Paul
    Work has been stopped on the union station at St. Paul.  It is rumored that the Norfolk and Western and the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio have disagreed upon the plans.  The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio, according to the story which is being told, wants the depot placed so that the Norfolk and Western shall use one side while the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio will use the other.  The plans as approved before the appropriations were made call for both tracks to run on the same side of the depot.  This has caused a breach which it is said has been big enough to stop work on the station.  The matter may have to go to the Virginia corporation commission before it can be settled.  Nearly all the material to be used in the construction of the depot is on the ground and ready for the work to be pushed.
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[My recollection is that the station ended up on the north side of the N&W track which was north of the CC&O track.  Correct?  This was in accordance with the original plans described in the article.]

Gordon Hamilton
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