Operations between Bluefield and Maybeury

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Wow! Suffolk topo is not available on historical.maptech. Here's a link to
topozone:
 
< http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.74667
<http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.74667&lon=-76.76194&datum=nad27&u=4&
layer=DRG25&size=l&s=50>
&lon=-76.76194&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG25&size=l&s=50 >
 

Craig Close 
Balimer, Merlan 
OK: Far West Catonsville 
OR: Greater Oella 

 

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Does anyone know of any published material describing main-line operations
between Bluefield and Maybeury?

Mason Cooper's book on N&W electrics will give you some description of
operations in that area, as well as a good idea of the territory.

Where is Christiansburg grade located in respect to this area?  Were there
any helper operations in or near the Maybeury - Bluefield or Christiansburg
area?
Was the new Elkhorn tunnel in service by 1953? Was it double tracked?


The Walton-Christiansburg grade is on the Radford Division.  Walton is 61.26
miles east of East Bluefield.  Maybuery-Bluefield is on the Elkhorn Grade,
and eastbound coal trains were pushed through that area; usually the pushers
were attached to coal trains at Farm, about 35 or so miles west of
Bluefield.  Time Freights needing pushers often got them at Wilmore, another
ten or so miles west of Farm (which is just west of Welch).  Eastbound coal
trains and heavy time freights were pushed from Walton to Christiansburg.

The new Elkhorn Tunnel was in service in 1950.  It was double tracked.

Some small maps show triple track in only one area ( that I can see ). Is
that basically correct? Was it on the Christiansburg grade? 

There was an eastbound running track (third main, actually) between Walton
and Pelton, just west of Christiansburg, that was used by eastbound coal
trains and heavy time freights.  There was no tunnel on the west side of
Alleghany Mountain between Walton and Christiansburg; there were two tunnels
- Shawsville (double track, now daylighted) and Montgomery (twin tunnels) on
the east side of the mountain between Elliston and Christiansburg.

 Was there a tunnel here?

Now, going to the other side of Roanoke, what is a good way to identify the
location of Boaz siding on the topo maps?  

I'll leave that one to someone more familiar with that territory.

Apologies for peppering you with questions, but this enquiring mind needs to
know.

Thanks,
Dave Willis
N&W Steam 1953.

Ed King



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