The town of Granfield, VA is next. This town will feature the
Southern reappearing on scene to join the L&N on the joint track-
age portion of the layout. The two primary industries are West
End Paper Co. container plant and the S..J. Hunter feed mill.
The joint trackage starts at Granfield and runs through
Goodbee, VA. to Blue Jay where the L&N and Southern main
lines split. A very scenic portion of L&N mainline that negoti-
ates the Hickory Creek gorge in Tennessee is modeled in this
section. Goodbee will have four coal operations along with a
small wood yard.
Next at Cawood, VA a short L&N spur runs up to Coalgood. The
spur will feature a bank of modern coke ovens as well as two
smaller coal operations. In addition to the spur line, Cawood
will also have
a station, team
track, the L.W.
Harrell Lumber
Co. pulpwood
and pole yard,
and another small
coal dock. Leaving
Cawood the main-
line travels down
the helix to south-
end staging.
Some important
design require-
ments of the new
layout included
no permanent
wall attachments.
I wanted sturdy,
free standing
Virginia Southwestern - 6
8
8: This photo shows the framework
modification allowing for
different track levels. This type
of construction is not possible
with wood framing, but with the
metal members it is no problem.
I used ¼” x 1” long bolts, nuts, and
washers for my standard.
MRH-Sep 2013
