How did the railroad work Jenkin Jones

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Tom,

Your question revives a question that I have long had on a different 
coal field location, namely, "Was there a switchback on the track to the 
power plant high above the N&W main line at Switchback, WV?  According 
to the web site coalcampusa.com that power plant was activated in 1907, 
so the N&W undoubtedly hauled the construction material and power plant 
equipment to the plant.  Google Earth has a faint indication of a track 
that hints that the power plant may have been served by a long siding 
that rose steadily from a junction on the N&W main line west of the 
power plan instead of a zig zag, or switchback track.  If so, what is 
the origin of the name "Switchback?"  Anybody know?

N&W Class Y6 2141 at Switchback WV, push on EB coal train

Gordon Hamilton


On 4/18/2021 2:16 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
> Am I correct that there was a switchback to get to Jenkin Jones?  Is there a detailed description of how the N&W operated there?  How many cars would fit on the switchback lead?  Lastly where was the tipple in relation to the company store?  I’ve see pictures with a track on the left (up hill) side of the building.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tom Lewis
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