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With clearance issues of the "super gons" you mentioned, I was wondering if there was any non-coal related movements between Lynchburg & Brookneal?
Herb:It's been 50 years (next month) since I crossed theDurham District and I'm not up-to-date on the industriesbetween Kinney and Brookneal.  N&W,s Station & Sidingsmanual lists several industrial sidings, but I can't saythey're still in service -- 


NAME                                 Miles from Lynchburg station*Falwell Siding                                       5.97Lone Jack                                             7.63Metco Metals Corp.                               9.07Westvaco (West Va. Pulp + Paper)     30.27 
* Note that mileage was calculated from the psgr station in 
  downtown Lynchburg.
Incidentally, NWHS member Louis Newton noted that at onetime N&W had a proposal to eliminate clearance problems atLynchburg Tunnel by building a connection near Posm on theLynchburg Belt Line to the Durham District south of the tunnel.The proposed connection would have crossed U.S. 501.  Fundsfor the connection were never approved.    Harry Bundy
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