Re: 1940's NG
| January 18, 2020 05:29PM |
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Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Was Cranberry the end of the line, where they
> ran around the train to go tender-first on the return trip?
Well, that depends on the era you are talking about. At one point the railroad extended all the way to Boone NC.
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However, the line progressively retracted back to Elizabethton TN, and then eventually quit all together. The line from Johnson City TN to Elizabethton was dual gauge at some point AFAIK, but when the NG quit (beyond Elizabethton), the remainder was just standard gauge.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/2020 05:32PM by Rader Sidetrack.
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> Was Cranberry the end of the line, where they
> ran around the train to go tender-first on the return trip?
Well, that depends on the era you are talking about. At one point the railroad extended all the way to Boone NC.
map credit
However, the line progressively retracted back to Elizabethton TN, and then eventually quit all together. The line from Johnson City TN to Elizabethton was dual gauge at some point AFAIK, but when the NG quit (beyond Elizabethton), the remainder was just standard gauge.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/2020 05:32PM by Rader Sidetrack.
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