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I understand freight operations south of Roxboro were terminated at the time of the merger with Southern Railroad in June 1982.
We have discovered that many of the steel rails throughout Durham are still in evidence.
I wonder why they were not removed?
James Smith
Raleigh


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> Passenger trains, Nos. 35-36, last appeared in
> Norfolk Div. time table #4 effective Apr. 24, 1958. After
> that, 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.
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> Recently, track charts show that the line from Lynchburg
> to a lumber company south of Roxboro was still in
> service.  From that point to Durham, service was
> discontinued after the Southern merger.
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> The portion north of Roxboro remains in service primarily
> to serve two steam-generating plants -- Hyco, NC and
> Mayo.  Standard operating procedure was to route the
> loads over the former VGN to a point east of Brookneal,
> then the Durham District to the plants.  Empty trains
> were routed via the Durham District to Lynchburg, then
> west on the Blue Ridge District.  This to avoid meets  
> on the predominant east bound traffic traveling the ex-VGN
> But that doesn't work anymore.  Lynchburg Tunnel will
> not 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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