NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 86, Issue 22

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Does anyone know the exact wording of a Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not of many years ago that went somthing like this, as best as I can remember, "A 100[?]-car coal train on the Virginian Railway at Glen Lynn, Virginia, simultaneously crosses two different bridges over two different rivers in two different counties of two different states and over the same railroad twice."?

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The Virginian Ry East River Bridge at MP 324.1 was a tangent deck trusses & steel viaduct. It was 800' long and 140' high. It not only crossed the East River, but also the VA / WV state line.

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Am I correct, the referenced bridge is a wooden trestle bridge?

On a related note, I am wondering if there are any historic photographs of the Norfolk Southern (Norfolk & Western) Railroad Bridge at Mile Post N 340.68 over the East River near Glen Lyn WV which was originally constructed in 1903 and incorporates a pair of single--span, riveted-plate deck girder bridges.

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See page 64 of West Virginia Railroads Volume 4: Virginian Railway by Lloyd Lewis. The are two photos of the bridge.
It is a TLC publication.

Page 29 of The Virginian Era, also by Mr. Lewis, has one picture of the bridge. This is a 20-year old book and may be hard to find, but the other one is new.

Dick Dunford
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I have been searching for photos of the VGN high trestle crossing the East River and N&W at Glen Lyn. Photos of the New River bridge are numerous, but the trestle must not have been as
popular. What about VGN passenger station photos at Glen Lyn? I have not yet read a copy of H. Reid?s VGN Railway. Might it have some photos I seek? I have been a life-long fan of the N&W which has lead to my newfound interest of the VGN. Thanks for any info. mike beadle


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