Sad news from social media sources and from the website of Norfolk Southern, current operator of the West Virginia Secondary of which I model a small portion. It has been announced that NS will idle “parts” of the 253 mile line from Columbus, Ohio to Dickinson, WVa. Some sources state that the entire line will be idled, while others report the line from Nitro down through Dickinson and over to Elmore will be used, with trains now being routed Dickinson through Elmore.
Needless to say, from a person who has traveled this area, and a former railroader, this can’t be good news, at least for parts of this line. We can only hope due to many factors that this line once again someday sees an increase in former traffic levels.
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I have been a railfan since the age of 6, and a modeler since the age of fourteen. This is my first fully (well not quite) completed model railroad. I fell in love with trains early in life, ride them when I can, have volunteered on many steam fan trips and have ridden many more steam excursion trips, have belonged to several model rr clubs, and did a stint as a brakeman/conductor on a midwest regional railroad. My layout was published in Model Railroader magazine in 2016. I hope all of you enjoy the ride here on my sites! I now have the second blog/website up for my other hobby: wargaming with Flames Of War. I have been involved in wargaming off and on since my teens......
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