Three Roanoke Questions

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Abram,

I don't see where anyone has answered your questions, so here are some 
comments.

1.) I'm confident that the railroad uses city water inasmuch as there is 
no need for the large volume of treated water previously needed for 
steam locomotives.

2.) The strange, circular abandoned Peters Creek Pump House can be seen 
on today's Google Earth at Lat. 37.273534, Lon. -79.992999.  Even though 
it is named for Peters Creek it is actually located on the Roanoke River 
a little east of the mouth of Peters Creek.  Apparently the railroad 
thought that the name "Roanoke River Pump House" would not been unique, 
given that some other pump houses in the Roanoke Valley may have pulled 
from the Roanoke River also.

3.) With East End Shops now closed, it's likely that there is little, if 
any, steam being produced there.

Seeing your wishes from the Land of Amish Buggies reminds me of a little 
story about Amish buggies, although I suspect that you have heard all of 
them by now, but I'll proceed anyhow.

    An Amish buggy owner apparently had a sense of humor.  A sign of the
    back of his buggy had three lines as follows:

        Energy efficient vehicle.  Runs on oats and grass.  Don't step
        in the exhaust!

Gordon Hamilton

On 7/27/2020 7:18 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Ye Excellencies of the Blessed Valley:
>
> 1.)  Does the railroad still treat its own water for use at Shaffers 
> Crossing, or does it just buy city water?
>
> 2.)  Is the Peters Creek Pump House still operational, and if so, what 
> is the water used for?
>
> 3.)  Does the Power House at East End Shops still generate steam, and 
> if so, what is the steam used for?
>
> Fraternal wishes from the Land of Amish Buggies and the lovely music 
> of klip-klop-klip-klop going down the pavement.
>
> -- abram burnett
> Trigonometric & Allegorical Turnips, LLC
>
>
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