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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks Gordon…..I glanced through several books and a number of Annual
Reports (from the late 1800's into the early 1900's) including 1906 and 1907
and somehow missed this info. (obviously a less than proficient job as I was multi-tasking
watching Monday night football) If I remember correctly, the map accompanying
the 1911 Annual Report was the first Annual Report that I had showing double
track from Roanoke all the way to Bluefield (<b><u>except for the area west of
Walton</u></b> - ~ 2 miles; <b><u>Bluff to Cowan</u></b> heading west - where the
railway crosses the New River on a single track bridge and goes through single
track Cowan Tunnel - this is the only section of the current N&W right of way
between Roanoke and Bluefield that has never been double tracked).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,<br>
Ed Painter - Narrows, VA living in Russellville, AR<br>
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nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>NW Mailing List<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 07, 2009 7:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NW Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Abandoned tunnels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>In early 2008 (1/5/2008, 1/17/2008, 1/18/2008, 5/29/2008) I
posted several articles from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph about Eggleston
tunnels, and some cave-in accidents. My comments on the new tunnels
were:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The First
Eggleston Tunnel was replaced by a double-track tunnel on new location, length
893 feet as reported in the 1906 Annual Report. The work referred to in
the above article could have been in connection with the double tracking that
was probably underway in 1903 because it was reported in
the 1906 Annual Report as almost finished from Eggleston to Pembroke, 6
miles. Finally, The second Eggleston tunnel was replaced by a double track
tunnel on new location, length 1176 feet according to the 1907 Annual Report.</span></em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The full text
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Gordon
Hamilton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org"
title="nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">NW Mailing List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" title="nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">'NW
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Monday, December 07,
2009 6:10 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> RE: Abandoned
tunnels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The tunnels have been part of the original N&W New River
Division right of way (Radford to Bluefield/Pocahontas) that was completed in
1883 extending the N&W Railroad into the Pocahontas Coalfields from the
former VA & TN at Radford. I'm at work and don't have reference
materials with me so I don't have the actual dates but the right of way was
improved/better aligned and double tracked over time (early 1900's I
believe?…..I'll look it up tonight when I get to the house) and these tunnels
were abandoned. Looking at Google Earth Maps the second tunnel
appears to be at a location west (nearer Pembroke) from the one I was at in
July (barely west of Eggleston). Next time I get back to God's country to
visit I'm going to take a look at this second tunnel too. It appears
relatively accessible by road.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ed Painter - Narrows, VA currently living in Russellville, VA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>NW Mailing List<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 06, 2009 11:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Abandoned tunnels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Andy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Do we know who's
tunnels those were ooriginally? . . . . mainline or local branch
trackage? Neat stuff to find.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Al Kresse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Something I stumbled over, I would like to share it with you fine folks...<br>
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http://www.vtunderground.com/other/eggleston.htm<br>
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Andy Jennings<br>
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blt74 cn3<br>
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