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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Question About Abandonded GradeDate: 12/08/14 15:52 Question About Abandonded Grade Author: CSXT_8437 Good Evening:
While traveling south on Interstate 81 recently, I noticed a stone arch bridge and abandoned right of way sourh of Stanton, Va. Where dis this line go and who owned it? Thank you in advance. Date: 12/08/14 17:08 Re: Question About Abandonded Grade Author: eburli Valley Railroad which was a B&O subsidiary.
Date: 12/08/14 17:10 Re: Question About Abandonded Grade Author: Lackawanna484 eburli Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Valley Railroad which was a B&O subsidiary. Back in the 1930s, B&O ran a mixed train from Washington DC out to Harpers Ferry and then south to Harrisonburg, using some rights over Southern Railway and much B&O track. Would this segment be part of that operation? Date: 12/09/14 02:30 Re: Question About Abandonded Grade Author: bobwilcox It was the B&O going to Lexington, VA. The Depression put it out of its misery.
Bob Wilcox Charlottesville, VA My Flickr Shots Date: 12/09/14 06:17 Re: Question About Abandonded Grade Author: RichM Lack, I guess it depends on how you ask the question... yes, same right of way, just farther south, just south of Staunton, VA; and no, because the southern endpoint,Harrisonburg, is farther north... still, all in fun. Yes, you're in the right place.
Date: 12/09/14 07:09 Re: Question About Abandonded Grade Author: Lackawanna484 RichM Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Lack, I guess it depends on how you ask the > question... yes, same right of way, just farther > south, just south of Staunton, VA; and no, because > the southern endpoint,Harrisonburg, is farther > north... still, all in fun. Yes, you're in the > right place. Thanks very much. Would have been a great ride, even if it took a day and a half to travel the length. Date: 12/10/14 05:33 Re: Question About Abandonded Grade Author: skrambo A recent book by Bob Cohen titled "A trip in the Shenandoah Valley on the B&O and Southern Railway" has maps, photos, time tables and a lot of history, from Harpers Ferry to Lexington, VA. Book for sale by C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, VA
Date: 12/10/14 09:54 Re: Question About Abandonded Grade Author: RichM Hey, that's good info, last year the C&O Historical Society was at the Greenburg show in Richmond, VA so they may be there again in two weeks. I'll look for them, and the book! Thanks!
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