Bridge #835 Re: location

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Jim. Really? That is the Westside Plant and I'm afraid I am not modeling 
it, if for no other reason, wrong era. I remember it under construction; 
however, there are other reasons. It's not a customer, I barely have 
space to model right-of-way, and it is a sewage treatment plant. To your 
point, rivers tend to attract both rail lines and sewage treatment 
plants, but I don't get the sense the latter draws much/any attention 
from modelers. Who am I to start?

That said, I am aware of the other plants by proximity to the main line. 
Yes, the Bluestone Plant up Cypress Lane was replaced by Westside and 
now augments as a surge holding facility – you asked. The Ada Plant is 
located near the main on the East River.

To loop back around to bridges, what attracted me to the Westside Plant 
was the bridge behind it, the next one west of #834. Bridge #835 was 
another unusual bridge, a ballasted concrete deck truss, situated in the 
middle of a reverse curve, and was replaced several years ago. Pictures 
of the prototype aren't handy, but the truss work is finished:



On a more distressing note, Smoke Show is out of business. What do we do 
now for meet ups over pulled pork?

Grant Carpenter

On 5/16/2025 3:52 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Grant,
> Thanks once again for your expertise!  As always, your answer has 
> sparked another question in my mind.  On Google maps, if I follow 
> Puritan road to the left (West) a quarter mile I get to the big sewage 
> treatment plant.  However, if I follow Cypress Lane under the bridge 
> and South for just a bit, I see what appears to be another, small 
> sewage treatment plant.  Is this one still in use, or was it replaced 
> by the larger facility further West?  Don't know that I have ever seen 
> anyone describe modeling  such a plant.  Will you be doing this on 
> your layout?
> Jim Cochran
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM NW Mailing List 
> <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>     Jim,
>
>     This would be a westbound Elkhorn crew with empties out of
>     Bluefield at Bridge #834, a half mile down the hill from the
>     Bluefield, VA station. One of seven crossings of the Bluestone
>     River in less than a mile and a half, #834 is somewhat unusual: a
>     double-track, squared-off, thru-girder with shared center girder
>     in a unified single span. Thus, the tall, "deep-dish" look for
>     such a short span, to clear a road below.
>
>
>
>     Grant Carpenter
>
>     On 5/14/2025 9:22 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>>     Is this Dead man's cut?
>>
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>>     Thanks,
>>     Jim Cochran
>
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