N&W/Scioto Valley Question

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In a message dated 10/4/2007 9:45:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

There  was station named Cando in 1929 just north of  Circleville


"Jungle Jim"  -
Whit may have a point.  Cando translates into Ceee and Oh, as in
Chesapeake and Ohio.  When N&W was double-tracking  Petersburg
to Suffolk in 1914, Burt, 2.2 miles east of Waverly was established  at
the temporary east end of double track.  There was a single  track
section through Coppahaunk Swamp which ended at Herma.  
Apparently Burt and Herma blocked trains through the single track
section. 
 
Between Glen Jean and Reeses, the C.& O. N. R.R. paralleled the
Columbus District in several places.  Circleville  (MP 679) to  Cromley is
one example. As construction progressed, it would seem that C.& O.  N.R.R.
trains would be diverted off the N&W and on to their own tracks where  a
connection could be made. In compiling the list of Telegraph Station Calls, 
I thought we'd run into some temporary block stations from Gregg  toward
Columbus, but I don't see any on my list.  Cando may very well have  been
established to block and "OS" trains to dispatchers on both  roads. 
 
Cromley did have a telegrapher which shows up in  N&W's system
timetable eff. November 24, 1907. The telegraphic station call for
Cromley was "CR".
                                                                    Harry 
Bundy



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