Pocahontas Branch on Pocahontas Division

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Hey Folks,



I am looking for some general information about the Pocahontas Branch Line
that ran from near Bluestone through Pocahontas, VA and terminated just
past Boissevan, VA. This is the former Pocahontas and Western RR acquired
by the N&W in the 1910's. It is near Bluestone where it connected to the
Pocahontas Division Main Line.



I have a Stations and Sidings listing from 1960 and the branch is still
listed in it. However, current google maps only show remnants of the track
roadbed but no visible track. Recent second hand observations indicate the
track is no longer.



My question ... when did the N&W abandon this line? When were the tracks
pulled up? Are the old Pocahontas Coal Co. stores still standing in either
town (Pocahontas and Boissevain). I assume the coal tipples are long gone.



Thanks!



Kevin Byrd

Chesterfield, VA
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