Twelve Pole Line - Motive Power Question

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Hey Mike. Alex Schust’s “N&W in West Virginia” has a good amount of information on the Twelve Pole. He covers the reasonings the line's initial location, how it was used once the Big Sandy line was built (then double tracked) and its eventual abandonment in 1933. The general synopsis from memory is that it was located where it was to take advantage of potential mining potential on the route to the Ohio River, but ultimately the amount of business on the line didn’t outweigh the operational difficulties and expense once the Big Sandy line was double tracked. 

Attached is an N&W Magazine article from November, 1933 that covers the abandonment. The first page of the article also contains a before and after map - so two birds, one stone!

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio









> On Sep 1, 2023, at 10:57 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> This is the second time the 12 pole line has come up in the past year. Is anyone familiar enough with it to show a map outlining the line, and discussing its operation? What industries did it serve? How long was it active? How busy was it? Is there any information about it in any of the N&W (or other) books?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike Rector
> 
> On Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 8:18 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
>> Yes the Z class was used on the 12 pole line.
>> 
>> Larry Evans
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> > On Aug 31, 2023, at 10:27 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Let's talk about the largest motive power used on the Twelve Pole Line (Naugatuck to Kenova.)
>> > 
>> > Were the early Mallets used on that line, or did tunnel clearances, bridges and curvature limit motive power to the Class G and Class W Consolidations, and the Class M Mastadons?
>> > 
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