location - Miles Landing (was Christiansburg Middle Track)

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Craig,

The bridge you reference goes across the New River to what, I believe, was a tie plant. The Miles line departed the main line in West Radford about two miles west of the abandoned bridge and stayed on the south east side of the New River. The abandoned bridge is now being considered for a bike and hiking trail to connect the Herons Landing community and Virginia Tech River Course with Radford and Radford University.

     Ray Smoot

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Is that the abandoned railroad bridge in east Radford at the sharp bend of the new around the golf course?

Craig Close   BORHS/C&A Live Steam/FoGFLP/HFRHS
Balimer Merlan
OK: Far West Catonsville
Or: Greater Oella

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Ray

That was the old Radford and Southern that extended about 5.7 miles from Radford to Miles or Miles Landing



Jim Blackstock
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Miles Branch Connects at 1635 Radford Branch Jct. (Old Radford Southern Company 1903)
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Miles (Miles Landing)
VA


On 7/10/2023 2:17 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
Abram,

Thank you for some excellent operating related history.  And I fully agree with you: those who never knew the grand institution of railroading, which was largely gone by  the 1960s, have missed the local impact and presence  of railroading.

I have a question which I suspect you can answer.  While looking at some N&W maps from the 1940s and 1950s, I noticed a branch line somewhere between Radford and Walton going to a place called Miles on the map.  Having lived in Montgomery County almost 60 years, I have never heard on any place referred to as Miles. Any light you can shed on this, such as where was Miles and why did N&W have branch line to it, would be most insightful.

      Ray Smoot


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