Elmore Yard & P-D District Closing

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Perhaps the legacy we should be most concerned about is the one we're
passing on to future generations.

Fred Waskiewicz
(Speaking for myself, not WVRHS&M)


On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 10:04 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> It has been proven this administration, thus the epa, hates anything
> traditionally American.  We have to preserve our legacies...thus our great
> historical group.  I can only hope the next generation cares about it half
> as much as we do!
>
> Christopher J. Bunsey
>
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>
> Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 6.
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> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Date: 9/22/2015 1:08 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Subject: Re: Elmore Yard & P-D District Closing
>
> I'm not sure the EPA Is the prime reason for the decline in coal use. The
> increased availability of cheap natural gas is the reason many utilities
> have stopped burning coal. And I'm not sure the decline in coal use is the
> prime reason for downgrading the P-D district. Apparently NS figures it is
> cheaper to route traffic to Wharncliffe than to maintain traffic on the P-D
> district.
>
> Jim Nichols
>
>
>
> On Monday, September 21, 2015 1:29 PM, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>
> Another success story from EPA overreach and the War on Coal.
>
> Ed Painter, Narrows, VA living in North Georgia
>
>
> On Sep 19, 2015, at 2:40 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
> All -
>
> I have not seen this mentioned on this group yet, so I'll pass along what
> I've been told by multiple sources. Elmore Yard will be closing October 1
> and the NS P-D District will no longer be utilized between Elmore and P-D
> Junction. All traffic will be routed over the NS Guyandotte River Branch to
> the Pokey main at Wharncliffe. That means nearly 50 miles of the old VGN
> mainline will fall silent. Whether this is temporary or permanent, I do not
> know. Time will tell but it doesn't sound good given the current climate of
> the coal industry. Again, just passing along what I'm being told.
>
> Jeff Hawkins
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