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Ray

That was the old Radford and Southern that extended about 5.7 miles from 
Radford to Miles or Miles Landing


Jim Blackstock

0 	Miles BranchConnects at 1635 Radford Branch Jct. (Old Radford 
Southern Company 1903) 	
5.77 	Miles (Miles Landing) 	VA


On 7/10/2023 2:17 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> Abram,
>
> Thank you for some excellent operating related history.  And I fully 
> agree with you: those who never knew the grand institution of 
> railroading, which was largely gone by  the 1960s, have missed the 
> local impact and presence  of railroading.
>
> I have a question which I suspect you can answer.  While looking at 
> some N&W maps from the 1940s and 1950s, I noticed a branch line 
> somewhere between Radford and Walton going to a place called Miles on 
> the map.  Having lived in Montgomery County almost 60 years, I have 
> never heard on any place referred to as Miles. Any light you can shed 
> on this, such as where was Miles and why did N&W have branch line to 
> it, would be most insightful.
>
> Ray Smoot
>
>
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