N&W in 1910--Vandalism

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
March 23, 1910

MISPLACED SWITCHES
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Serious Wreck Might Have Been Caused at Landgraff

    Monday night at Landgraff some one, supposed to be either an ex-railroad man or one who had secured some switch keys, opened the switches, with the result that the tracks were so set that if any train should have come along they would have been sent into the yards of the Empire Coal and Coke Company.  Fortunately no train was passing until the Vivian and Williamson freight happened along and discovered the misplaced switches before any harm was done.  If a train had come along at a high rate of speed it is likely that it would have caused a serious wreck before the misplaced switches were discovered.  No trace has been found of the man who threw the switches.
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Gordon Hamilton
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