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landnrailroader (162 posts)
Feb-13-02, 10:08 PM (EST) "Final Progress Report (for now) on CC&O Construction" To the Board of Directors, stockholders, & kibitzersMost of the track gang was just fired for public drunkeness, and the Chief Engineer is in need of a rest where the guys in the white coats work. Somewhere, he heard that a MASOCHIST was someone who beat up on himself, and anyone that builds a railroad this way must qualify.However, after suitable rest, relaxation, imbibing, etc. work will resume south of Erwin, TN.Time has moved on, and it is now the 1960s. Passenger service, never a high priority, has been gone for more than 10 years. Elkhorn City has become a more properous community, and nobody wants to live near the tracks anymore, so the community has pretty much moved across the river.In this first view, a helicopter hovers over the middle of the yard, looking north. Message Areas - "Final Progress Report (for now) on CC&O Construction" – image 1 Now, the helicopter moves in close, on the new bridge over the south end of the Wye, and the station is long gone, but there is some kind of a shed to the west of the tracks, and the track gang has left their machinery on the Wye, while imbibing in town. Message Areas - "Final Progress Report (for now) on CC&O Construction" – image 2 Next, we take a look at the burgeoning residential area across the river.And finally, hovering over the "0" milepost, seen as a little speck of red down below, we see that a fast food palace has sprung up at the major crossroads in the bend of the river. These folks are unhappily on the "wrong" side of the river. Message Areas - "Final Progress Report (for now) on CC&O Construction" – image 4 Free copies of this route are being mailed out tomorrow to two fellow co-conspirators. Hopefully one of them will be a better artist than I am, and will flesh things out some more.J. H. Sullivan, P.E. (retired) Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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