Roanoke Junction

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All I have are camera phone snapshots.   Look close and you'll see the two workers in the cage. Not a job I'd like to have!




Eric Shelton 

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On Jul 30, 2013, at 8:22 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> If anyone has photos of the demolition, we’d love to see them. Thanks in advance.

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> Phil Miller

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> From: nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On Behalf Of NW Mailing List

> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:36 PM

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> Subject: RE: Roanoke Junction

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> > Actual work being done near First St. Cannot determine what it is.

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> They quickly removed half of one crossover and replaced it with a section of straight track.  It appears the actual track work has begun, and that it will proceed in spurts as the line remains operational.

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> Looking the other direction - behind the railcam - as I type this they are starting to cut one of the old powerhouse stacks into sections about 30 ft long.  The stack is rigged to one crane which is holding its weight while a second crane holds a cage with two workers high above the shops.  They are using a cutting torch and slowly going around the circumference of the stack.  Very much like a tree service felling a tree in a crowded neighborhood.

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> Eric Shelton

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