12 pole line trip

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Used to be an old station in Dunlow.  From Goggle, it looks like it might still be there. 

Watch out for cows in the tunnel, years ago they used to go in there in the summer to keep cool.  

There was an article in the Arrow many years ago on the same trip.

Bob Huston


---- NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 
> I am planning a trip to follow the roadbed of the 12 pole line from Lenore
> to Wayne to see what might be left from the N&W.  I believe Dingess tunnel
> was built by the railroad, and on Google Maps there looks like another
> tunnel a couple miles South of Breeden that may have been N&W.  There
> should be several bridges crossing 12 pole creek along this route and I am
> hoping that some of them are the original work of the railroad.  I would be
> very grateful for any information on what n&w structures still remain and
> also any advice on following the roadbed.  It appears that in some places
> no auto road was built on the old line or that in the intervening years any
> road that might have existed has been removed.  Has anyone explored this
> area?  What should I watch out for?
> Thanks,
> Jim Cochran