The NW Class J 611

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On Aug 19, 2005, at 12:14 AM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
<I might note that I have found something of interest regarding Cedar 
Curve: both the curvature and superelevation of the curve itself has 
been changed since 1956, the curve made tighter and the superelevation 
lessened. The source was former 611 excursion engineer Bob Saxtan.>

Changing of the curvature and lowering of super elevation after the end 
of the steam and passenger era is common on the N&W, I would suspect on 
most roads. It was not related to the accident of January 1956.

Ken Miller