Website Updates

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Sun Jan 23 22:25:12 EST 2011


Ok, now I'm curious. Does anybody have picture of the tunnels near Rock WV
that Jeff Hawkin's mentions in his website (Rock and Widemouth Tunnel). I'm
trying to find them on google maps, but haven't been able to.

Mike Weeks, M2
BSOM Greenville NC

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:20 PM, NW Mailing List
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


> There are several new additions to the Rails in Virginia website to talk

> about so here we go...

>

> A page for the N&W's old mainline through Farmville has (finally!) been

> added. I'm thinking of creating separate photo pages for images taken

> during the abandonment process and post-abandonment years as I've got much

> more material to add.

> http://www.railsinvirginia.com/abandoned/nw/farmville.html

>

> Tidewater Junction in Norfolk has also been added to the Abandoned Rails

> section. This was the former crossing of the Virginian Railway and the

> Norfolk Southern Railway's South Beach Route now completely changed as a

> result of The Tide light rail system being constructed.

> http://www.railsinvirginia.com/abandoned/virginian/tidewater_junction.html

>

> Speaking of the Virginian, many new photos have been added to the Virginian

> signal page.

> http://www.railsinvirginia.com/abandoned/virginian/signals.html

>

> Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Bill Volkmer, I am able to share some

> photos he took during an excursion trip to Matoaka, WV along the N&W's

> Bluestone Branch. This was inconjunction with the 1957 NRHS Convention

> which was held in Roanoke.

> http://www.railsinvirginia.com/abandoned/nw/bluestone/photos.html

>

> Comments and feedback are always welcomed. If you'd like to contribute

> whether it be information or photographs, send me an e-mail.

>

> Jeff Hawkins

>

> *www.railsinvirginia.com* <http://www.railsinvirginia.com>

> *www.railfirephotography.com* <http://www.railfirephotography.com>

>

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