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I have the book on the American Narrow Gauge Railroads, and that line is 
one I thought about for my layout as a traffic feeder to my N&W portion 
of my layout, I would just de-abandon it and upgrade its motive power, 
tho I thought about the Dismal Swamp, not finalized what I do.

-Lynn Willer-

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> Charlie,

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> The Virginia Diner website identifies the rr car as a Sussex, Surry 

> and Southampton RR (actually Surry, Sussex and Southampton Ry) car.  

> The SS&S was a narrow gauge railroad that crossed the N&W at Wakefield 

> on its way north to wharves at Scotland, VA (see "The Company" by H. 

> Temple Crittenden, 1967, for an account of the SS&S and the parent 

> lumber company.).

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> Regarding the disposition of the rr car, I understand that my first 

> cousin, once removed, is the manager of the Virginia Diner.  He might 

> be able to determine what happened to the car, but because it was a 

> wooden car, I suspect it was scrapped.

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> Gordon Hamilton

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>> List:

>> I was looking through a school fund raising brochure of 'moderately' 

>> priced peanut items from subject diner. One of the pictures in the 

>> brochure shows the restaurant in the '40s or '50s.  Part of a wooden 

>> rr coach was part of the structure. Does anyone know the heritage of 

>> the car? Since the N&W main is only four level blocks away I was 

>> curious as to a connection. What was the final disposition of the car?

>> Charlie Long

>> Lynchburg

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