Passenger Trains > Train 171 @ Roanoke question

When 171 pulls into it's final stop at Roanoke does it do a back up move as the early morning departing train does? If it does not, where does it get turned so as to back up to the platform in the morning? Thanks.
Rich S

My guess would be they turn on the wye north of the platform. Here is part of a map stolen from www.railfanguides.us/va/roanoke/map2/index.htm#Map

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The platform is roughly between Jefferson Street and Gainsborough Road, on the south (bottom) side of the tracks. After 171, 145 or 147 pulls in and unloads at night the empty train shoves east of the wye (number 3 on the map), then pulls south (number 1 on the map), with the engine leading, to the overnight servicing facility.

In the morning there is a direct shove north and west to the loading platform.

Jimbo Wrote:
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> The platform is roughly between Jefferson Street
> and Gainsborough Road, on the south (bottom) side
> of the tracks. After 171, 145 or 147 pulls in and
> unloads at night the empty train shoves east of
> the wye (number 3 on the map), then pulls south
> (number 1 on the map), with the engine leading, to
> the overnight servicing facility.
>
> In the morning there is a direct shove north and
> west to the loading platform.

Thanks for the info Jimbo.

RFandPFan Wrote:
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> Jimbo Wrote:
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> > The platform is roughly between Jefferson
> Street
> > and Gainsborough Road, on the south (bottom)
> side
> > of the tracks. After 171, 145 or 147 pulls in
> and
> > unloads at night the empty train shoves east of
> > the wye (number 3 on the map), then pulls south
> > (number 1 on the map), with the engine leading,
> to
> > the overnight servicing facility.
> >
> > In the morning there is a direct shove north
> and
> > west to the loading platform.
>
> Thanks for the info Jimbo.

Ditto on the thanks!
Rich S

You are most welcome. Glad to describe the movement, and having the map as a reference made it a lot easier.