elevation of tracks at Rural Retreat VA

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On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM Jay wrote:

> My Grandfather ran the Rural Retreat Drug Store for many years so as child
> born in 1951 I was very fortunate to see N&W steam engines working for a
> living whenever we visited. I have fond memories of small town life in the
> 50's which I wish I appreciated more back then.
> I am getting ready to order the 611 license plate for my new car and I'd
> like to honor my family in a small way by including the elevation of the
> tracks in the town of Rural Retreat as part of the number. I've looked in
> the archives for that information and would be happy to order a few of them
> if I can be certain they'd have that info on them but the writing is a
> little too hard for me to make out.
> When I do a google search for that info I get 2513' but I have no way of
> knowing where that measurement is taken.
>

Using the mapping software I use for search and rescue, the coordinates of
the grade crossing of Main Street at the station are 36.89370, -81.27586
and the elevation there is 2,512 feet.

Bruce in Blacksburg
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