Switchback nomenclature

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Alex,

[I'll dispense with quotation marks.] 1945 time table refers to 
Switchback Junction and Angle Branch, not Elkhorn Branch. After all 
relocation work, 1955 time table refers to Angle Junction and Angle 
Branch; however, under crossings to be flagged is an entry for Elkhorn 
Branch Left Fork.

I can understand trying to get away from Elkhorn, the branch. Other 
Elkhorns include the tunnel, the grade, the station and the job.

Grant Carpenter

On 4/24/2021 6:38 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> The N&W is not consistent with its nomenclature between departments. 
> While the Stations & Sidings books refer to the branch line as the 
> Left Fork of Elkhorn Branch the Track Charts referred to the line as 
> the Angle Spur. Attached is a sheet from Hollinger Box 
> HOL-00169.06.19. Angle Spur is located near N-379. Perhaps someone in 
> Roanoke can find the date of the track chart.
>
> Alex Schust
>
> *From:*NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:03 AM
> *To:* nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> *Subject:* Re: Switchback v2.0
>
> . . . Regarding names after the war, Eckman dispatched the Switchback 
> Mine Run, but it worked "up on the mountain,""Angle" or "Angle 
> Branch"--not (Left Fork of) Elkhorn Branch and I guess the other fork 
> was gone, Mill Creek/Barlow Hollow having closed by then (a Mill Creek 
> was still working, but on the other side of the mountain). To be more 
> specific from earlier, crews referred to the junction, spur and 
> location as "Angle." I've seen "Angle Spur" on track charts.
>
> Grant Carpenter
>

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