Richlands coaling tower?

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It is most certainly Vicker. Thanks to Bruce who supplied the date of 1951 for the installation.

The white structure Norris is referring is the chemical storage/water softener plant on the north side of the tracks.

Look closely at this view:

http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=141839

This view looks west, and is in February, so the jungle is not grown up as of yet. Note the softener plant on the right, the brick pump house on the left, both visible in the ebay slide. Also of note on the left the embankment from the lead track to the old coal wharf.

Remember, that the old coal wharf had to remain in place until the new one was in service, it was built, by my calculations about 300 feet west of the original structure. As soon as the new place was safely in service, the old one would have been dismantled. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo with both in place, as it was probably only a period of a couple of weeks.

Best
Ken Miller
> On Mar 1, 2019, at 2:15 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> On the other side of the railroad overpass on the right side there appears to be a white "concrete" structure that appears to be shaped like the Vicker coaling tower. If it is then what is the structure the hopper cars are sitting on? 
> Regards,
> Norris
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> Norris Deyerle
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> It’s still a puzzle, because in 1950 there was a large concrete coaling tower at Vicker which still stands.
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> EdKing
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> Jim -
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> That is a westbound train at Vicker, VA just west of Christiansburg. 
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> Jeff Hawkins
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> Is this taken at Richlands VA?  No location on description but all of the Southern equipment makes me think this is either headed to or coming from Bristol.
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-SLIDE-N-W-NORFOLK-WESTERN-COALING-STATION-KODACHROME-1950/392247361393?hash=item5b53c3bf71:g:6gEAAOSw6HJccysB:rk:1:pf:0 <https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-SLIDE-N-W-NORFOLK-WESTERN-COALING-STATION-KODACHROME-1950/392247361393?hash=item5b53c3bf71:g:6gEAAOSw6HJccysB:rk:1:pf:0>
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