Front Royal and Riverton, Virginia

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Hello Bob,

I really appreciated your in detail response with some helpful information.
You are correct, Riverton is the location I am interested in and attempting
to research. You said that photos do exist of this location, where would I
be able to view or purchase them from? I am very interested and would like
all the information you could provide me with. I understand that the first
RR here was Manassas Gap, any photos of that time available.

I was able to purchase a Keystone stereoview card of Riverton though it
only shows the back of the town. I included the photo and as can be seen
is a water tower and what is possibly the roof of the depot.

THANKS!
Angelo

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> *Sent:* Sunday, March 16, 2014 2:31 PM

> *Subject:* Front Royal and Riverton, Virginia

>

> Riverton Junction was the location where the N&W crossed the Southern,

> about a mile or two just west of the Southern Railway's Front Royal station.

>

> This was a fairly busy place at one time for both RR's and the N&W had a

> rather commodius station at the Junction. There are photos of it available

> from the N&W HS from the 1917 Valuation survey. They include an image of

> the crossing tower which was erected by the N&W predecessor line, the

> Shenandoah Valley RR to control safe crossings.

>

> In addition Southern maintained some sort of freight agency there at the

> tower in the lower level, until it was closed in 1933 under order and

> permission of the Va. State Corporation Commission.

>

> In 1954, the N&W obtained the proper regulatory permission to close both

> the Riverton station and the old Front Royal station and open a totally new

> Front Royal depot at a different location. That building is still used

> today by Norfolk Southern as a crew base. The Southern's Front Royal depot

> was a totally different station and one of their old depots remains as a

> community sales shop of some sort, still in its original location.

>

> As for Riverton itself, that was west of Riverton Junction, across the

> main branch of the Shenandoah River and on the SOUTHERN, not N&W and was

> opened and maintained into the 1960's or thereabouts and today is

> long-gone. Photos exist of it. The biggest old remainder at the out of the

> way place of Riverton are the concrete footpads for the old water tank,

> once used for the steam engines, but the old tank is also a long-gone piece

> of history.

>

> I think this Riverton is what you are looking for and hope I have provided

> a little start for you.

>

> That's the bare bones basics. Hope this helps you some.

>

> Bob Cohen

>

> Hello,

>

> I am very interested in getting some information regarding the Riverton Va

> (River Town) location. This would be a siding, a platform and some water

> tower foundations that are still present. This location is just west of the

> Riverton Junction Va. I would like to know what railroad ran through here

> and what structures were here at one point in history. I seem to find all

> kinds of information on the Riverton Jct. but nothing on Riverton. Any

> information, photos and maps would be greatly appreciated. I did find an

> archive on your site slightly referencing Riverton Depot, by Bob Cohen.

>

> Thank You,

>

> Angelo

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