V&T Roadbed

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That was done circa 1890 and there was a lot of straightening (i.e. reducing curvature), grade reduction and double tracking.  All of this was due to moving coal that began in 1883.

 

Bud Jeffries

 

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Thanks for sharing, Bruce. I really enjoyed that, and it helps to bring alive the story of the V&T (as well as the AM&O). I'm having fun using Google Maps now to explore that terrain. The narrator mentioned she was within 50 feet of the NS roadbed, so I guess they did a fair bit of straightening through there. 

 

Stephen Warren

Roanoke

 

 

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 8:27 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote:

This video popped up in my Facebook timeline when a friend liked it. It is from the Wilderness Road Regional Museum and shows a portion of the original Virginia & Tennessee roadbed between Christiansburg and Vicker, including a bridge abutment next to Crab Creek. As the narrator says, it is on private property so the exact location isn't identified.

 

https://www.facebook.com/155698877801760/videos/1086487955053124/

 

Bruce in Blacksburg

 

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