Melborn

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Hey Kevin EuDaly,others involved:
It was neat to see the old ad featuring the Bristol line CTC machine in the Arrow. After a burst of publicity in the trade press when CTC was laid in, the line, sadly, sank back into obscurity. That is, until O.W. Link paid it attention a decade later.
Andre Jackson

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>Subject: Re: Melborn

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>On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Roger wrote:

>>  On the back cover of the current Arrow magazine is a CTC board (appearing

>> in an N&W advertisement reprint). It shows Radford, and to the left (west I

>> assume) is Melborn siding. Appears to be around mileposts 303.3 to 307.2 or

>> so. Where is Melborn?? (I'm guessing its some distance west of Radford on

>> the Bristol line?) Is siding still there?

>

>>From my N&W web site:

>

>Station                 Miles from   Telegraph   Notes

>                            Radford

>East Radford                   0      CN

>Radford                           1.2   R     Changed to JC in TT #12

>W. End Double Track      1.5   JC   Removed in TT #12

>New River                       2.3   NR

>Melborn                          5.4   --

>Dublin                             8.0   BN   Station is still standing

>

>So if JC is currently MP 302.1, Melborn would be at MP 306 and Dublin is at

>MP 308.6. According to one set of track charts, the siding doesn't exist any

>more, but there is a small break in the grade in the climb from New River to

>Wysor. My notes are not at home, but I believe that info is from early 1900s

>timetables.

>

>Bruce in Blacksburg

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