Ironville on the Norfolk Division - Need Mileage

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Abram,

The Jan. - Mar. 2018 issue of /The Arrow/ has an article on Villamont, 
VA, which reveals that N&W second vice president, N. D. Maher on May 2, 
1912, replied to L. E. Johnson, president, N&W, "I have arranged to 
change the name of Ironville station to Villamont, to take effect as 
soon as everyone is notified." This article also includes the account of 
the tower fire as printed in the Evening News (Roanoke) for June 1, 1907.

Gordon Hamilton

On 7/14/2018 12:45 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me an accurate mileage from Roanoke Passenger Station 
> to Ironville tower on the Norfolk Division?
>
>
> I am including a brief article on the 1907 burning of Ironville tower 
> in the railroad and telegraph stories we run auto-transmit on our 
> Internet Telegraph Wire and, since no one other than N&W Dudes has 
> ever heard of Ironville, would like to include a reference mileage 
> from some well-known place like Roanoke.
>
>
> A Time Table or an old Official List would have the exact mileage to 
> the tenth.
>
>
> The brief article trails, below. Thanks.
>
>
>     -- abram burnett
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> "SW" Telegraph Office
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> *     .    C X S    N & W  SIGNAL TOWER  BURNED*.   Roanoke Times, 
> June 1, 19O7.  =     Early Morning Fire Wipes Out New Equipment  =    
> About 3 3 O  o  QX  clock yesterday morning, the N & W  new 
> interlocking signal tower at Ironville was completely destroyed by 
> fire, together with all equipment that had been recently put in.   The 
> fire was caused by the explosion of a gasoline tank, and in a short 
> space of time did the road   SX  4  TND   worth of damage, that being 
> the estimated cost of the tower.   This tower was to have been a part 
> of the automatic signal system that has been installed between this 
> city and Montvale.   It was to have been put into operation in a very 
> few days and would have very materially aided in the speedy handling 
> of trains.   It was stated yesterday at the general superintendent  
> QX  s  office that several months will be required for the restoration 
> of the tower on account of the great difficulty securing material.  = 
> =   NM
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