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HarryEven though the track charts shows the line still in service at that lumber yard south of Roxboro, I don't think there is any (hardly any) traffic past the Hyco/Mayo power plant connections.The last time I crossed the line @ Woodsdale a few years ago, looking east, the ROW was Very weedy.I hope to get down that was again this Fall to explore a little more.
Question....with the clearance issue @ Lynchburg tunnel, are there any movements between Woodall Yard & Brookneal ?
Thank youHerb EdwardsLynchburg


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Passenger trains, Nos. 35-36, last appeared inNorfolk Div. time table #4 effective Apr. 24, 1958. Afterthat, they were replaced by mixed trains, (Nos. 71-72)and were not in service when Norfolk Div. time table #15 
effective Apr. 26, 1959 was issued.

Recently, track charts show that the line from Lynchburgto a lumber company south of Roxboro was still inservice.  From that point to Durham, service wasdiscontinued after the Southern merger.
The portion north of Roxboro remains in service primarilyto serve two steam-generating plants -- Hyco, NC andMayo.  Standard operating procedure was to route theloads over the former VGN to a point east of Brookneal,then the Durham District to the plants.  Empty trainswere routed via the Durham District to Lynchburg, thenwest on the Blue Ridge District.  This to avoid meets  
on the predominant east bound traffic traveling the ex-VGNBut that doesn't work anymore.  Lynchburg Tunnel willnot clear some of the jumbo hoppers even if empty, so the empty trains turn west at Vabrook and buck the eastbound traffic.                                Harry Bundy

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