NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 162, Issue 11

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Peter - Thanks for the great find! For those who want to read it, I was
able to save a PDF from this URL:

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1886-05-30/ed-1/seq-5.pdf

Stephen Warren - Roanoke


On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 12:24 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Change of Gauge
> ------------------------------
> Stephen Warren,
>
> When I was researching the change of gauge I found that The Richmond
> Dispatch, of May 30, 1886, had a lengthy and detailed description of the
> pending change and how it would be accomplished by Robin Adair. It can be
> accessed through chroniclingamerica.gov (free site). The major change was
> the 400 miles from Norfolk to Bristol. It was broken into six mile segments
> in the mountains and ten men on the level with 29 men per crew and the
> south rail was moved inward. The job took 1,800 men and was to be completed
> in 13 hours. The New-River branch was changed the Saturday before the main
> route was and the City Point branch was done the day after the main route.
>
> The Richmond Dispatch carried short article on May 1, 6 and 25 but they
> have noting the May 30th doesn't have.
>
> Peter R. R. Getz
>
>
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