mile markers

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The actual distance from Norfolk got shorter as they made line changes, 
particularly when the Big Sandy line was built. But it wasn't practical 
to change every milepost every time the line got shorter. So some 
mileposts in between just got eliminated.   Jim Nichols

nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:


> While studying the Data Series book on the Columbus District, I was 

> wondering why the miles were from East Portsmouth in 1930, 0.0? 

>  In 1945 they were from Portsmouth, 0.0 a differance of 1.8 miles.  

> Then in 1967 they were from Norfolk.  Then the mile marker mileage is 

> differant than the miles from Norfolk, WHY???

> Examples: 1930 Vera Junction 3.8 from E. portsmouth.  1945 1.12 from 

> Portsmouth. 

> 1967, 567.5  miles from Norfolk, mile marker is 608.5.

> WHY???

>  

>  

> Jeff Wood

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