known of this locale before I started construction of the origi-
nal layout, then the Thornhill Division would have been very
different.
The area that interests me the most starts at Big Stone Gap,
VA where the L&N and Southern travel upgrade through the
Powell River gorge to Appalachia, VA. Both railroads, the
Southern on ex Interstate RR trackage, proceeded eastward,
crisscrossing each other into Norton, Virginia.
In Norton the L&N terminates at the N&W yard. The N&W for-
wards the traffic on to St. Paul, Virginia interchanging with the
Clinchfield or on eastward. The Southern (ex IRR) went through
Norton to an interchange with the Clinchfield at Miller Yard.
The Southern had interchanges with the L&N at Dorchester,
Virginia and the N&W at Norton.
Virginia Southwestern - 3
2: Helix B aluminum table.
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