More Signals Fall

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The signal gangs are working their way south as part of the pole line
elimination project.  I left the construction gangs to be a maintainer
about a year ago, so I'm not sure where exactly they are at with it,
but that pole line is a top priority to get taken down.  It is in
terrible shape, and there are no line gangs left to maintain it
anymore.

Get out your cameras!  The best way to save them is on film (or a computer).

As for obtaining signals these days?  Its not easy, and some of them
are being saved for parts for the remaining ones.  There is no
initiative or program at present to replace or retire working N&W
signals that have already been through a pole line elimination
(Bristol Line, Shenandoah Line, Altavista District, etc.)  I suspect
we will have N&W signals for several years to come, coming down one by
one here and there as deterioration dictates.

Ben Blevins
Maintaining whats left of the Narrow & Weedy...

On 6/14/10, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> As of a week ago Thursday, there was at least one new signal ready to go

> into service just below the Rt. 220 overpass north of Boones Mill....haven't

>

> been up that way since then, but I suspect the steady march south is a

> given....

>

> Dave Phelps

>

>

> In a message dated 6/14/2010 3:29:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

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>

> Richard,

>

> Also, add the signals at Broadway to the list.

>

> Jeff Sanders

>

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> Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 11:17:53  AM

> Subject: Re: More Signals  Fall

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> How can one get there hands on said signal?

>

> Nathan  Simmons

> _trainman51 at gmail.com_ (mailto:trainman51 at gmail.com)

> http://www.t-51.org

> KI4MSK

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> On  6/14/2010 6:45, NW Mailing List wrote:

>> While running around Roanoke  this past weekend I discovered that NS has

> replaced CPL's next to Roanoke  Memorial Hospital and immediately drove

> South to Starkey to find these signals  had met the same fate.

>>

>> It's sad to see these guys go.

>>

>> Richard D. Shell

>> Troutville, VA

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