Arthur Tunnel and Old Line

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Me too, I've been getting one every few minutes! 

Evan Miller

On Jan 3, 2014, at 5:20 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> Has anyone else received multiple copies of Mr. Evans' email? I've gotten it 32 times so far. 

> 

> Rob Doorack

> 

> Sent from my iPhone 5

> 

> 

> On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:54 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> 

>> Here's Virginia Tennessee map 1856

>> 

>> Larry Evans

>> 

>>> ----- Original Message -----

>>> From: NW Mailing List

>>> To: NW Mailing List

>>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:30    PM

>>> Subject: Arthur Tunnel and Old Line

>>> 

>>> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:56 AM,    Al wrote:

>>>> Bruce, 

>>>> 

>>>> Can you send that topo directly?  I get a 403 error.

>>>> 

>>> 

>>> I dropped the maps I downloaded on my N&W site; see http://www.brucebharper.info/nwrwy/maps/maps.html for the PDF files from 1890, 1932, and 1937, along with the image I cut from the 1890 map that shows the three tunnels on the line.

>>> 

>>> It would appear that the original V&T line went around the spur of the ridge at Arthur, then the tunnel was bored through the ridge, then the tunnel daylighted when the line was expanded from two tracks to three starting there and continuing west.

>>> 

>>> Bruce in Blacksburg

>> 

>> <1856VirginiaTennRR.jpg>

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