N&W in 1907 -- Double Track

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In a message dated 4/28/2008 11:34:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

The N&W was  doubletracked from Norfolk to Portsmouth, Ohio


Double track was in place Portsmouth to Columbus,  but it was
on the Columbus District that N&W made one of  its first conversions
from double to single track -- from Omega to  Lunbeck, about 10
miles.
 
The primary direction of traffic Burkeville to  Pamplin was west on the
main line and east on the Farmville Belt  Line (for freights).  The Belt
Line was traffic controlled, but the main line  was single track, automatic
block signal.  With the main line through  Farmville removed, it's now
16 miles Abilene to Pamplin with no intermediate  siding.
                                                                 Harry Bundy
   



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