1908 - Dupuy Talks On Virginian

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Roanoke Times - April 21, 1908

DUPUY TALKS ON VIRGINIAN

Outlines Progress of the Work On New Railroad Which Terminates Here

   General Manager Raymond Dupuy, of the Virginian Railway, outlined 
Saturday the progress of the work along the new road between Norfolk 
and the West Virginia coalfields, and by the late autumn trains will 
be running between Sewell's Point and Deepwater, W. Va.
   By the time the road is ready for the rolling stock, said Mr. 
Dupuy, the big coal pier and export warehouse at Sewell's Point will 
be ready for use, and shipments of coal are expected to be made not 
later than the first of next year.
   When asked of the reports that quicksands had been found at the 
Sewell's Point terminal and the progress of the foundation work 
delayed on that account, Mr. Dupuy replied that he had heard of no 
such trouble, and that the contractors had not advised the general 
offices of such a discovery.
   A large portion of the foundation work at the coal and freight 
piers has been completed. It is hard, said Mr. Dupuy, for this 
construction to really make a visible showing, as it is below the 
water for the most part.
   The steel for the superstructure is, however ready in the shops 
for delivery as soon as needed here.
   By the middle of this week, said the general manager, a 
fifteen-mile stretch of track west of Victoria will be opened up. 
This runs to Meherrin, where the Virginian Railway crosses the 
Southern Railway.
   Within two weeks, there of the largest viaducts west of Victoria 
and east of Roanoke will be completed, and the track-laying started 
beyond these toward Roanoke. This leaves only five viaducts to be 
completed on this division.
   General Manager Dupuy covered the western end of the road from 
Roanoke west on horseback, last week, and said that he was well 
satisfied with the progress he had observed.
   Six or seven of the big tunnels along the line are being lined 
with concrete, said Mr. Dupuy, and the work on the roadbed and the 
viaducts show that results are being gained daily.

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