early N&W operation in Washington, DC ??

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In a message dated 11/8/2011 9:40:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

N&W  proposed to build their own line to Washington sometime around the 
period to  which you refer. It would have come off the Shenandoah Valley line 
and run  basically due east to Washington. This never came about, but could 
it account  for the references you have seen?       Jim  Nichols



 
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 Were they considering being a part of the Pot Yard consortium  and
either pulled out or were eliminated for some reason? Lots  of
questions but no real clues here.

Bob  Cohen

  Expanding on Jim Nichols' reply -- the system map of  1891 (a fold-out in 
Mason Cooper's SV
  book), shows the proposed route to Washington diverging  from the 
Shenandoah Valley line
  at Front Royal.  Can't vouch for the accuracy --  maybe it was just a 
process of placing tape
  from Front Royal to D. C., but the map shows N&W  crossing Southern Rwy. 
near Manassas
  Gap, the W&OD, the Potomac River, and entering D.  C. on the west side, 
dodging Alex-
  andria.
 
  Potomac Yard ?  It didn't become a reality until  1906.   Harry Bundy 







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