Derailment near Glenvar, VA 10-30-2020

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Very good point, Jimmy! Let's not get like the media and jump to conclusions for hysteria's sake.
Roger HuberDeer Creek Locomotive Works 

    On Sunday, November 1, 2020, 04:46:57 PM CST, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  
 
 So, are we jumping to conclusions that the bridge was at fault? Maybe the derailment took out the bridge.
Jimmy Lisle


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-------- Original message --------From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> Date: 11/1/20 11:13 AM (GMT-05:00) To: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> Subject: Re: Derailment near Glenvar, VA 10-30-2020 
 
The road that went under this span is Barley Road.  I have a friend who lives west of this site on Barley Road.  Last year he and I visited this bridge and noted that it was built at the beginning of the last century as were many other viaducts and spans nearby on  the old VGN.  I wonder what NS will do concerning the others (like the one east of the Yateman  Viaduct} which seem to be in similar condition?
 
Skip Salmon
 
 On November 1, 2020 at 9:33 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 
 
   The Roanoke Times has four photos taken later in the day. In one, it can be seen where one of the bridge piers was snapped off near the base.   
   See https://roanoke.com/news/local/norfolk-southern-train-derails-spills-coal-into-roanoke-river-in-western-roanoke-county/article_223cbbd6-1ba7-11eb-acc8-b332c9eaa349.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1   
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