Elkhorn and Flat Top tunnels

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Peter


Apparently they are talking about a wreck with Class G locomotive number 
247 on Feb. 3, 1893.


I would be interested in reading the articles if you could post to the 
mailing list.


Jim Blackstock


On 1/10/2018 2:42 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> They are the same. The Elkhorn Tunnel was also called the East Tunnel 
> and the Coaldale Tunnel at different times.
>
> Alex Schust.
>
> *From:*NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On 
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:40 AM
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> *Subject:* Elkhorn and Flat Top tunnels
>
> I am woefully lacking in the knowledge of Virginia geography and more 
> specifically the area covered by N&W tracks (but I'm learning). I'm 
> researching train wrecks on the N&W, which my great-grandfather 
> mentioned, and came across newspaper articles from 3-4 Feb 1893, that 
> were in two different papers on the same date that describe the same 
> accident but use two different names for the location of the wreck and 
> ensuing fire. Question: can the "Elkhorn tunnel" and the "Flat Top 
> tunnel on the Elkhorn Division" be one-in-the-same tunnel?  Thank you 
> for sharing your knowledge.
>
> Peter Getz
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