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Jim,

Thank you. Was Miles Landing on the New River?

Is this the branch that served Lynchburg Foundry and other industries up the New River from Radford, terminating just down river from the Clayton Lake dam?

    Ray Smoot
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On Jul 10, 2023, at 3:22 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:



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 Branch Connects 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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