Move begun

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  On Thursday evening, the contractor, Taff & Frye (of Bristol, VA) 
successfully made a partial move of the Meadowview Depot by attaching 
cables to the steel beams and pulling via winches mounted on trucks. (The 
steel beams rest on "skates" with rollers.)

They are now re-arranging the cribbing and rollers and will continue the 
move on Monday or Tuesday. The plan is to pull the building beyond the 
required distance and then, with their small backhoe, excavate and pour a 
final foundation pad on the trackside of the site.

Then they will push the structure back to its final position and lay up 
piers for permanent support.

The Bristol Herald Courier ran a nice illustrated article about the move in 
this morning's (Saturday) issue.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

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