Paint Bank and the Potts Valley line

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Somewhere I have seen information that the roadbed grading was extended a 
mile or more east out of Paint Bank down Potts Creek.  I had always 
visualized it as being a somewhat straight line extention east out of Paint 
Bank, and the DOQ terrain map to which Roger gave a link (no pun intended) 
appears to show residual evidence of such an straight extention if you click 
and drag the map, although it could be just the tail track for the wye. 
But, the DOQ terrain map also appears to show an extention of the south leg 
of the wye curving to the East.  Indeed, if you click on "Topo" on the DOQ 
map you will see "Old RR Grade" does follow the same path.  By clicking and 
dragging on the topo map, you can follow the "Old RR Grade" to its apparent 
end.

Incidentally, N&W Annual Reports give the installation of 50,000 gal. water 
tanks at Waiteville and Paint Bank and a coaling station at Waiteville.

Gordon Hamilton

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> The Potts Valley was covered in the July/August 2002 Arrow:

>     http://nwhs.org/arrowdb/issueList.php?issue_id=144

>

> There was a wye just northeast of the station. I have heard it referred to

> as "turntable bottom", but not sure why since there was a wye.

>

> The following DOQ map appears to be from older data. The wye trackage and

> what appears to be a loop of track around what I assume was the ore 

> washing

> facility is more visible than in the google maps.

>

> http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=37.56990,-80.25820&z=17&t=O&marker0=37.56901%2C-80.26200%2Cpaint%20bank\%2C%20wv

>

> I think the N&W & C&O came within about 7 to 8 miles from each other here.

> Near saw anything to suggest any serious ideas of linking the railroads

> together.

>

> The station at Waiteville is still standing and is in private hands. In

> decent shape. There are photos of it on the web, but couldn't find any 

> quickly.

>

> There is also a sign near Waiteville about the "Potts Valley Rail Trail".

> They appear to have surveyed the line from about the VA line to 

> Waiteville.

>

> Another got overview of the Potts Valley history is here:

>    http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh54-3.html

>

> - Roger Link

>

> NW Mailing List wrote:

>> Listers:

>> Ok, I'm on the Google maps again! With a little 'historical.mytopo.com'

>> thrown in. Now some questions:

>>

>> 1. Appears to have been a wye just past the station at Paint Bank.

>> Satellite view hints of a wye.

>> Is this as far as the Potts Valley line went? Looks like it. Were there

>> any plans to extend it on north 25 - 30 miles to Covington?

>>

>> Link:

>> http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Paint+Bank,+VA&geocode=CS3dg833w7MAFfdBPQIdjkw3-yk5sY_xTq1NiDE1KzehWp8pBA&dirflg=&saddr=new+castle,va&f=d&hl=en&sll=37.569617,-80.261993&sspn=0.179601,0.33886&ie=UTF8&ll=37.569897,-80.259322&spn=0.005647,0.010589&t=h&z=17

>>

>> 2. Were there any plans to extend it on north 25 - 30 miles to Covington?

>>

>> 3. Is this (Paint Bank) the only wooden (or not) two story N&W station

>> left? As you may know, it is now a bed and breakfast.

>>

>>

>> 4. Since the Craigs Valley line of the C&O was only 10-12 miles away in

>> Newcastle, were there any plans to

>> connect and interchange?

>>

>> I know some of this was covered awhile back in a nice article in THE

>> ARROW. Could someone direct me to the issue?

>> Thanks,

>> Charlie Long

>

>



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