Roanoke Junction

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Thanks for sharing those. You can’t be afraid of heights doing that work…

Phil


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:37 AM, NW Mailing List
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> All I have are camera phone snapshots.   Look close and you'll see the two

> workers in the cage. Not a job I'd like to have!

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> Eric Shelton

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> Sent from my iPhone

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> On Jul 30, 2013, at 8:22 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

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> If anyone has photos of the demolition, we’d love to see them. Thanks in

> advance.****

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> Phil Miller****

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> > Actual work being done near First St. Cannot determine what it is.****

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> They quickly removed half of one crossover and replaced it with a section

> of straight track.  It appears the actual track work has begun, and that it

> will proceed in spurts as the line remains operational.****

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> Looking the other direction - behind the railcam - as I type this they are

> starting to cut one of the old powerhouse stacks into sections about 30 ft

> long.  The stack is rigged to one crane which is holding its weight while a

> second crane holds a cage with two workers high above the shops.  They are

> using a cutting torch and slowly going around the circumference of the

> stack.  Very much like a tree service felling a tree in a crowded

> neighborhood.****

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> Eric Shelton****

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> Roanoke****

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