I'll say it, I'm a CSX guy. That said, I have a small interest in a bit of N&W history. My grandparents lived in East Lynn WV, served by the N&W. The line runs from just off the bridge at Kenova out 152 and 37, just past East Lynn to a mine. I can find very little information on the web about this line. What I do know leads to more questions. What mine/mines are served by this line? It appears there used to be a connection from this line (at Wayne?) south to another spur (at Logan?), referred to as the "old main line". Part of it was turned into road, complete with one lane tunnels intact. I can find part of this road on the map, but can't trace the whole route of this old main line. What sort of power would have been run out this line? When was it built? When was passenger service active? Where do I go for more information?
I looked it up in my June 1955 edition of "The Official Guide of Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the US." At that time it is listed as Freight Service only. Mile 0 was Kenova, 1.2 Ceredeo, 6.5 Buffalo Creek, 12.3 Lavalette, 24.6 Wayne, 25.8 Elmwood, 27.3 Dean and 32.0 East Lynn.
That is part of the original N&W main line, built in the 1880's. In the 1910s to 1920s, the 'Low-grade' line bypass was constructed (along with quite a few other projects, like the Farmville Belt line, the Petersburg Belt line, the relcoation through Walton, the Christiansburg grade relocation etc)
Leo, To find some more information, check your state department of archives.... sometimes you can access the collections online! Ours has a great collection of useful stuff, including maps, timetables, and photographs. Harold
