OUR TOUGHEST NEW-LINE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

The chief engineer of the Norfolk & Western describes the $53-million line relocation along the Guyandot River in West Virginia necessitated by construction of the R. D. Bailey flood-control lake by the U.S. Army Engineers. N&W abandoned 27.6 miles of track and constructed 32.2 miles of new trackage. The railroad opted to use welded rail in the new line. Details of the construction of four concrete-lined tunnels and 14 concrete-and-steel bridges are given, along with information on the construction of the roadbed and the tracklaying.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Seventy-Ninth Annual Convention of the American Railway Bridge & Building Association, held at Chicago, Illinois, October 1-3, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Bridge & Building Association

  18154 Harwood Avenue
  Homewood, IL  United States  60430
• Authors:
  • Durham Jr, L A
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 22-31
• Serial:
  • Publication of: American Railway Bridge & Building Association
  • Publisher: American Railway Bridge & Building Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Bridge construction; Bridges; Concrete; Construction; Lines of track; Pavement subgrade; Relocation (Facilities); Track laying; Tunnel lining
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete tunnel liners; Line relocation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096564
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM