The South and Western Railroad

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As a matter of fact.  M.J. Caples is who the town of Caples WV was named. I checked the WV Blue Book to verify. Don Mills
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  In case Mailing Listers did not notice it, in my Dec. 15 posting on the 1904 colored YMCA in Bluefield, it mentioned the support of Mr. M. J. Caples, Division Superintendent in Bluefield.  It is interesting to learn of his later role in the development of the Clinchfield Railroad.

  Does anyone know whether there was any relationship between M. J. Caples and the mining town of Caples, WV, located on the N&W mail line a couple of miles west of Welch?

  Gordon Hamilton
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    The South and Western Railroad is what became the Clinchfield.

     

    "Carter began operations under the name of the South and Western.  It has been told that he purposely chose this vague name to confuse his competition from knowing his intended terminal points." 

     

    Carter was convinced by his chief engineer to build this railroad to superb standards.  It is now part of CSX with minor changes to carry today's trains.

     

    Mr. M. J. Caples was the engineer and had worked for the Norfolk and Western before coming to the South and Western Railroad.

     

    Work began in April 1905.

     

    There is a picture showing most of the syndicate in the book.

     

    From "Building the Clinchfield" by J.A. Goforth.  

    A great little book on the Clinchfield.3

     

    Pete Heimbach

     

      

     



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