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Passenger Trains > Over The Tye RiverDate: 02/06/23 03:54 Over The Tye River Author: IAMTRAKN2 Amtrak 151 crossing the Tye river in northern Virginia yesterday morning, on it's way to Roanoke.
 Date: 02/06/23 04:21 Re: Over The Tye River Author: DavidP Nice photo!
Dave Date: 02/06/23 04:42 Re: Over The Tye River Author: Jimbo Yes, nice photo! Thanks.
This unusual former Southern Railway bridge was cobbled together from available materials after the existing double track bridge was washed away by the tremendous, deadly rains of the remnants of hurricane Camille in 1969. Date: 02/06/23 06:27 Re: Over The Tye River Author: P That's a great photo, and those bridge supports are certainly unusual. Thanks for the background on how those came to be
Posted from Android Date: 02/06/23 06:33 Re: Over The Tye River Author: atsf121 Stunning photo
Date: 02/06/23 06:58 Re: Over The Tye River Author: ClubCar That truly is an amazing photo because of the odd looking bridge supports, not often seen on a main line railroad.
John in White Marsh, Maryland Date: 02/06/23 07:04 Re: Over The Tye River Author: WM_1109 P Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That's a great photo, and those bridge supports > are certainly unusual. Thanks for the background > on how those came to be Indeed. But don't be looking in northern Virginia for the Tye River. /Ted Date: 02/06/23 07:47 Re: Over The Tye River Author: engineerinvirginia WM_1109 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > P Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > That's a great photo, and those bridge supports > > are certainly unusual. Thanks for the > background > > on how those came to be > > Indeed. But don't be looking in northern Virginia > for the Tye River. > /Ted Yep...definitely not north.... Date: 02/06/23 08:17 Re: Over The Tye River Author: bigsavage Here is a pic of what was left of the original bridge, post Storm Camille in 1969. I believe this was the cover shot for a Southern Rwy publication.
It should be noted that Tye River is in Nelson County, Va., between Charlottesville and Lynchburg. Tye River was also the interchange point between Southern and the Virginia Blue Ridge Rwy.,a shortline which used steam power into the 1960's.  Date: 02/06/23 20:21 Re: Over The Tye River Author: Ex127So What is truly amazing is that it was replaced in approximately 21 days.
Date: 02/06/23 20:46 Re: Over The Tye River Author: PlyWoody I believe it was about 800 feet of hanging welded rail without any ties or spike remaining. The strength of steel.
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