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Virginia & Tennessee Track
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| June 30, 1860 & June 30, 1861 | ||||||||||
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June 30, 1863 |
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Additional sidings were put in at 4 locations, equaling 1 mile (in addition to the numbers below). |
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| Description | Length | |||||||||
| Length of main line (Lynchburg to Bristol), single track | 204.24 miles | |||||||||
| Length of main line sidings and turnouts (10.0 miles in 1861) | 9.3 miles | |||||||||
| Length of branches (Glade Spring to Saltville), single track | 9.42 miles | |||||||||
| Length of branch line sidings | .04 miles | |||||||||
| Length of main and branch lines | 213.66 miles | |||||||||
| Length of sidings, turnouts and switches on main and branch lines | 9.94 miles | |||||||||
| Length of main and branch lines, adding the length of second track, sidings, etc | 223.6 miles | |||||||||
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Cross Ties |
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| Number per mile | 2132 | |||||||||
| Average length | 9 Feet | |||||||||
| Average thickness | 6.5 inches | |||||||||
| Average bearing surface | 6-9 inches | |||||||||
| Kind of lumber | White oak, Chestnut, Black walnut | |||||||||
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Chairs |
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| Number per mile | 540 | |||||||||
| Material | Cast Iron | |||||||||
| Weight | 18 lbs | |||||||||
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Rails |
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| Tons | Miles | Length of Bars, Feet | Weight per Yard | Years in Use | Pattern and Where Used | |||||
| 21,781 | 206.25 | 18 | 60# | 4.75 | U - Main | |||||
| 500 | 5.0 | to | 56# | 4.75 | T - Main | |||||
| 78.5 | 0.89 | 22 | 50# | 4.75 | T - Main | |||||
| 36 | 0.34 | - | 60# | 2.75 | U - Branch | |||||
| 383 | 9.46 | - | 50# | 2.75 | T - Branch | |||||
| - | 0.02 | 18 | 3# | 3.00 | Strap - Sidings | |||||