1895 at Kenova: N&W and C&O Crossing - National Signal Co.

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Was there an at-grade crossing in Kenova, before the present day N&W river
bridge was built, circa 1910?  N&W (NS) now crosses over the C&O on a steel
bridge, near the site of their joint passenger station.

J. Kelling

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 6:52 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> The Railroad Gazette magazine (vol. 27, p. 75, Feb 1, 1895) carries two
> sentences bearing upon the N&W at Kenova:
>
> "SIGNALING CONTRACTS: The National Switch & Signal Co. has been awarded
> the contract for furnishing signaling apparatus at Kenova, W.Va., at the
> crossing of the double main track of the Chespeake & Ohio with the Norfolk
> & Western. This company has also been awarded the contract for furnishing
> standard station block signals for the Chesapeake & Ohio."
>
> Can anyone interpret what this was all about? I think it was probably a
> manually controlled interlocking owned by the C&O and, given the date
> (1895,) it was probably a standard armstrong interlocking without the
> application of electric track circuits or locking... my guess.
>
> -- abram burnett
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JK
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