Does anyone have any information on the NS abandoning their "peavine" from Portsmouth to Cincinatti? I heard the ice storm knocked out the code lines and they...
Woody - Can't imagine this happening, as it's their primary north south line in the middle part of the south. Where else would they ship traffic to Atlanta?...
Three-mile section of trail to open Saturday BY AUSTIN GRAHAM MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE Jun 02, 2003 PINEY RIVER - The project is only half complete, but...
i've heard this from numerous sources, some pretty reliable. since they shut the coke plant down in portsmouth they have been ripping up the yard tracks. NS...
The Rails was cut at Seaman, around MP 65, a local is running between Sharonville Yard in Cincy to Mt Zion Siding, the begain after Memorial Day Weekend. ...
are there industries between seaman and portsmouth? what about them? what is the final plan, do you know? peterman31 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:The Rails...
There are now current customers east of Seaman, the last one is the Cargill Grain Elevator in Winchester, and to the east is the siding at Mount Zion so they...
one of my co-workers said something about a washout at clare, also they weren't going to fix it, now all grain has been re-routed, know anything about this? or...
Hello: I'm new to the group......when I was living in North Carolina, the abandoned sections of the VC&S were of interest to me. I'd like to add this photo...
Again, I'm sorry for the unauthorized messages from this group. I will now have to approve all new members before they join in a effort to weed out the bad...
Some people have unsubscribed from the group and others have expressed their anger over these unauthorized posts. This group has never been "cyber attacked"...
Hang in there. This is a good group with interesting information, and we will stick it out!! Jimmy <jimpsummers@...> wrote:Some people have unsubscribed...
If it can happen to Microsoft, IBM and other big names, we should be flattered they chose us. Life is too short to blow a gasket over this little bump. I am...
Richard - Please add! I have been intersted in the VC&S and the Raleigh & Charleston which it seems to have connected to in Lumberton. The ROW of the R&C is...
Jimmy: The VC&S was one of those railroads where ACL controlled a majority of the stock, the rest was owned by McClean (except for a few outstanding shares)...
The asume the washout at Clare was fix, they have to go through Clare to access the open portion of the line, we heard hear at the Western Ohio Group and the...
I have some background information on this that I could offer. It might interest you know that for the first time in our nation's history, the appropration...
Is there a list anywhere of rails to trails to rails? I've heard of it happening, but can't remember where. Around my area, York, SC is rather proud of itselfs...
Hey all, I am the newest member of arrous. I live in the Mid- Atlantic area, and am a long-time railroader. I'm interested in railroads of the past. I'll...
... <anderphoto@h...> wrote: For those who may not have already seen it, this from The Virginian-Pilot.......... Norfolk Southern May Discontinue Traffic on...
I have seen something like that too, but I didn't find it in a check at yahoo. There are some folks out there who would love to do this country in, and...
I too have seen that. Once a railroad "pulls up tracks" the weeds grow and unless the city puts down asphalt it rarely gets used again. Where I live there are...
Hi all, I found this group through the Abandoned Railroads of the US site; a cursory glance through the message titles doesn't show anything recent about the...
This message is provided FYI. I subscribe to the ORHF and got an email on a line being reopened for a steam excursion. The last time I rode steam was the...
Last Thursday, I left work early to check on track removal progress on the old SP Modoc Line south of Alturas, CA. Without counting them, I would say that...
Leadership now realizes the value of passenger rail as a way to do more than reduce air pollution and wear-and-tear on our highways, and are trying to bring it...
If any of you have any background on how to get old Technical Manuals from the U.S.Army, please let me know. I want the illustrated parts breakdowns, the...
Jeff: If you want a good example of the trollet buy out by GM, talk to an older person from Joliet, IL. Richard Mead jeffreycaiken <jeffreycaiken@...>...
Good afternoon all. I ran across this item on eBay this morning. Does anyone have any information on this RR... Asheville & Craggy Mountain Ry.? eBay Item #...
