Track - Layout Diagrams of the Bluefield , WV and Pounding Mill, VA yards circa: 1946 to 1965

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Paul:
Architectual and Civil 'D' size paper is 24" X 36". General mechanical is 22" X 34". I've haven't measured my blueprints but the N&W probabbly used the former.
Charlie Long

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>Subject: RE: Track - Layout Diagrams of the Bluefield , WV and Pounding Mill,	VA yards circa: 1946 to 1965

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>Gary -

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>What is D size paper ?

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>Are there any valuation drawings at all  for the Clinch Valley District

>available from the Archives ?

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>Paul Mandelkern

>Winter Park, FL 

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>	Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:04 PM

>	To: 'NW Modeling List'

>	Subject: RE: Track - Layout Diagrams of the Bluefield , WV and

>Pounding Mill,VA yards circa: 1946 to 1965

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>	The N&WHS has the large blueprint of the layout of Bluefield

>Yard (about 36" x 8 feet or so) that we have offered for a sale a number

>of times some years ago.  You can re-order it by sending a request to

>Archives at nwhs.org and asking for it specifically.  We'll print up a

>special order for you.  

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>	As to the other drawings necessary to illustrate the Right of

>Way from Bluefield to Pounding Mill, the N&W created valuation drawings

>on D size paper that encompassed about a mile and a half of track from a

>yard limit to the next yard limit at the mile plus increments.  These

>drawings show the mile plus section as a plot.

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>	Unfortunately, the N&WHS does not have all of these drawings

>available for the Clinch Valley right now.  (Although the archives are

>constantly uncovering new materials!) 

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>	However, you should consider that some forty miles of track

>makes for a long layout even in N scale.

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>	Gary Rolih

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>	Secretary N&WHS 

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>	From: nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org

>[mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On Behalf Of NW Modeling List

>	Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:20 PM

>	To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

>	Subject: Track - Layout Diagrams of the Bluefield , WV and

>Pounding Mill,VA yards circa: 1946 to 1965

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>I am new to this list, and to the hobby of Model Railroading.

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>I have a space for an N - Scale Layout 6 feet wide and 60 feet long. I

>want to model from Bluefield,West Virginia to Pounding Mill,Virginia...

>from the years 1945 through 1965. 

>| need correct diagrams showing track layout and structure locations of

>the Bluefield and Pounding Mill yards of the Norfolk & Western Railway

>for the years indicated above.

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>Would some knowledgeable Modler please reply with directions to a

>resource where I can obtain this material?

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>If one of the List - Subscribers currently has this material, I will pay

>for reproduction and mailing costs if they wre willing to share their

>information and materials with me.

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>Thank you for the anticipated courtesy of a reply.

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>David C. Braum <dcbraum at yahoo.com>

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