Double Track to Parrott

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Ron,

It was mentioned below that there was a long trestle near the end of 
Schooler Hill and the old main along New River at Parrott.  That explains 
the big gap across the valley between the old road bed of Schooler Hill and 
the connection to the main line there when we visited that site a number of 
years ago.

Good work.

Bud Jeffries

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Subject: RE: Double Track to Parrott


> Vince,
>
> Here's the shot at Parrot.
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140929.DSCN9160.jpg
>
> Near the center of the drawing you can see where the "old" main line 
> coming down off of Schooler's Hill merges with the new low grade line.
>
> Ron Davis
>
> At 09:52 AM 9/29/2014, you wrote:
>>Thanks for posting the info about double-tracking to Parrott. Could you 
>>possibly post a detail photo of the Parrott area?
>>
>>Another aspect of the track changes at Parrott that might interest others 
>>is how the line once ran from Radford along State Rt. 600 from Fairlawn to 
>>Parrott. I was told by my great-uncle that there was a huge trestle at the 
>>Parrott end of the old line. It would have rejoined the 1911 double track 
>>drawing after crossing the creek there at Parrott.
>>
>>Vince Albert
>>
>>
>> > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 09:44:44 -0400
>>
>> > Saturday the Archives volunteers uncovered a huge drawing showing the
>> > completion of double-tracking between Walton and Parrot in 1911.
>> >
>> > The drawing was so large it had to be laid on the floor to view it.
>> > http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140928.DSCN9157.jpg
>> >
>> > Detail of Walton
>> > http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140928.DSCN9164.jpg
>> >
>> > Detail at Pepper
>> > http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140928.DSCN9159.jpg
>> >
>> > The drawing shows that Rt 114 that currently crosses over the tracks
>> > and the New River originally passed under the tracks at Pepper.
>> >
>> > Ron Davis
>> >
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