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Nostalgia & History > Charles Town, WV questionDate: 04/07/04 14:58 Charles Town, WV question Author: 5-String When was the connecting track abandoned between the N&W and B&O lines?
An old map shows at one time trains going north on the N&W could diverge east on the B&O (and westbound B&O trains could diverge south on N&W's Shenandoah Valley Line). Thanks a lot. I'm thinking of modeling the area and was wondering how long ago the connecting track was removed. Date: 04/09/04 06:57 Re: Charles Town, WV question Author: GPutz I don't know about the track arrangement in Charlestown, WV; but that's the arrangement of the connecting track at Shenandoah Jct., WV, off the ex-B&O main about 5 miles further north. The interchange at Shenandoah Jct. was officially closed about 2 years ago; but the track is still in place. Gerry
Date: 04/13/04 19:35 Re: Charles Town, WV question Author: RJMarx The connection track was known as the Charles Town Belt. It branched off from the NW main just north of the Ranson diamond. I remember MofW eqpt. being stored on it as late as the early nineties.
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