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<DIV>Richard:</DIV>
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<DIV>The rail traffic did increase on the Hagerstown District north of
Riverton Junction (Front Royal). There are days where it seems to have
tripled, but that's not consistent. I worry about the future of the line
between Front Royal and Roanoke. Maybe Jimmy can explain why so much
traffic is diverted to the old Southern main at Manassas. As for the signs
about increased train traffic, I think they only had to be posted for a
specified amount of time.</DIV>
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<DIV>--Rick Morrison</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Automatic Train Control in
N&WHS Newsletter</DIV>
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<DIV>Jimmy,</DIV>
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<DIV>As a certified Valley fan, sometimes I wonder why in the early days the
Valley line was often the first to get new technology and now it is usually
the last.</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, I was transferring some video to DVD the other night and I came
across the News 7 story about the first day of the Conrail takeover. The big
news was the expected traffic on the valley line was supposed to triple. They
put up all the signs that said, "warning, increased train traffic..." and
after a year or so they took them down. I was looking forward to the extra
traffic myself!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Richard D. Shell</DIV>
<DIV>"Nace" VA</DIV></FONT>
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