location - Christiansburg Middle Track

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Jim,

Thank for this additional information.

I believe the line along the river to Miles (whatever that was) was taken out about twenty or so years ago.  When I next see Bud Jeffries, I will ask him. The line ran by his farm.

       Ray

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Ray

I assume it was on the river.  That was way before my time.  Not sure when the line to Miles landing was eliminated.  It was still listed in the list of Official stations in 1926.  I assume that portion of the line was abandoned when the dam was built.

If my memory or whats left is correct the Charter for the Radford and Southern envisioned the line going all the way to Floyd County.  That would have been very interesting.

I remember my first time I was near the branch.  My dad and Bill Schumate a Bristol line engineer and neighbor liked to fish just below the dam.  On several occasions when not in school I got to tag along.  I can remember the road leading to the dam ran right next to the quarry.   I got to see the Porter and steam crane at  work.   Later when I got my driver license went to the quarry one weekend and got some photos of the locomotive and crane.  Not working but still warm.

 Jim B
On 7/10/2023 3:33 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

Jim,

Thank you. Was Miles Landing on the New River?

Is this the branch that served Lynchburg Foundry and other industries up the New River from Radford, terminating just down river from the Clayton Lake dam?

    Ray Smoot
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On Jul 10, 2023, at 3:22 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org><mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


Ray

That was the old Radford and Southern that extended about 5.7 miles from Radford to Miles or Miles Landing



Jim Blackstock
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Miles Branch Connects at 1635 Radford Branch Jct. (Old Radford Southern Company 1903)
5.77
Miles (Miles Landing)
VA


On 7/10/2023 2:17 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
Abram,

Thank you for some excellent operating related history.  And I fully agree with you: those who never knew the grand institution of railroading, which was largely gone by  the 1960s, have missed the local impact and presence  of railroading.

I have a question which I suspect you can answer.  While looking at some N&W maps from the 1940s and 1950s, I noticed a branch line somewhere between Radford and Walton going to a place called Miles on the map.  Having lived in Montgomery County almost 60 years, I have never heard on any place referred to as Miles. Any light you can shed on this, such as where was Miles and why did N&W have branch line to it, would be most insightful.

      Ray Smoot


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