Radford, Pocahontas & Scioto Divisions 1950s

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I will address that portion of your questions concerning the double tracking 
between Walton and Bluefield in the 1950s.

The entire N&W between Norfolk and Columbus was completed with double track 
operation in 1917 except for two small portions. The first was 1.14 miles of 
single track over the New River bridge and the adjoing Pepper Tunnel [which 
was between Walton and Bluefield] and the other was the Elkhorn Tunnel of 
0.70 miles.

The new Elkhorn Tunnel completed in 1950 was double tracked. After the 
Virginian merger in 1959, this all changed again.

Bud Jeffries

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Subject: Radford, Pocahontas & Scioto Divisions 1950s



> 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

>

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