Hopper Train north

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Last Monday I saw a hopper train heading north out of Roanoke on the Shenandoah Division. Is this typical?
Where was it going?  Thanks.

    Raymond Smoot



> On Sep 29, 2014, at 2:29 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Ron,
> 
> This is great.  I look forward to seeing this at the Archives.
> 
> Bud Jeffries
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> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 9:44 AM
> Subject: From the Archives
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>> Saturday the Archives volunteers uncovered a huge drawing showing the 
>> completion of double-tracking between Walton and Parrot in 1911.
>> 
>> The drawing was so large it had to be laid on the floor to view it.
>> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140928.DSCN9157.jpg
>> 
>> Detail of Walton
>> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140928.DSCN9164.jpg
>> 
>> Detail at Pepper
>> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140928.DSCN9159.jpg
>> 
>> The drawing shows that Rt 114 that currently crosses over the tracks and 
>> the New River originally passed under the tracks at Pepper.
>> 
>> Ron Davis
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