West Jefferson coal dealer

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Paul ... a photo in the Archives (see attached) shows an Interstate hopper
parked on the station siding ... this is where a coal dealer unloaded using
a conveyor.  There is a small paperback book about the line that shows a
high side gon in WJ on a curved siding, parked next to a building.  It's
possible that car was a coal load for another dealer.  That curved siding
shows in another Archives photo (attached).

The non-Archives photo attached comes from digitalforsyth.org folder and
shows the coal dealer's conveyor location with the covered pit.  Notices
that timber wall.

The station was on the opposite side of the water tank which, I think,
answers your question re: Jefferson Ave. 

Jim King
http://smokymountainmodelworks.com/

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John-

Thank you very much for the drawing of the track in West Jefferson. It is
very helpful.  I do have these questions: 

 * Was the track embedded in 4th Avenue or was it alongside the street ?  If
it was alongside the street, on which side?

* During the 1955-1977 time period, was Parker Tie Company a hardware store
or a tie dealer ?  Was it served by the railroad ?

* Several photos of the Virginia Creeper show a hopper car as part of the
consist, and from my limited research it appears that there was a coal
dealer in West Jefferson. Do you know where it was located ?

* Was the depot on the west or east side (Jefferson Avenue side) of the
tracks ?  It is hard to tell from the photos I have seen.

* In your drawing the track stops at the depot. Did the track extend a short
distance past the depot to serve industries located there ?

Thanks 

Paul Mandelkern
Winter Park, Florida 
  
 

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Paul This is a   sketch of the mainline and the spur in WJ. The depot
building is still there but has been moved. The wye was in the area around
the water tank. I think Phoenix chair building was probably smaller then.
Parker Tie Co is a hardware store now but was originally a dealer in
crossties. I was told there was an old building that was built to fit the
shape of the tracks where the spur line crosses 2nd street. Hope this helps.
John  Baldwin 


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