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Southern Green
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Trains havnt operated over this bridge in almost 25 years. I think the bridge was abandoned in the early 80's.
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George_Harris
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It is shown in SPV's Railroad Atlas as abandoned. Whether it is gone, abandoned in place with the rails removed, or just out of service with or without the rails being cut, I do not know. The best way to find out would be to go take a look as see what is still there. It does seem hard to believe that they would lay new rail on it then turn around and take it out of service only a couple of years later. It could be that inspections brought to light some need to lay out serious money to keep it in service. Given that the traffic was apparently not very heavy, it could have been decided that the expense to keep it safe for trains could not be justified.
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Southern Green
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Also may have been that modern freight cars turned out to heavy for that particular bridge.
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DannyR
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on Oct 19th, 2004, 9:17pm, Alco83 wrote: (Click here for original message)| Is this the same line the runs into Elizabeth City? If so, isn't this line now owned by a shortline or abandoned? |
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on Oct 19th, 2004, 9:17pm, Alco83 wrote: (Click here for original message)| Is this the same line the runs into Elizabeth City? If so, isn't this line now owned by a shortline or abandoned? |
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This was part of the original Norfolk Southern line that ran from Norfolk to Raleigh. The map source I referenced does not even show the trestle across the Albemarle Sound. The bridge placed out of service divided the line----the section that remains running through Elizabeth City to Norfolk is now the shortline Chesapeake & Albemarle. The southern half running to Raleigh is now the modern day NS.
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Albermarle_Man
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This bridge is long gone sad to say..torn down in the late 80's early 90's. Rail was still ok but the bridge pilings were getting to the point of much needed repair and from what I heard from the local rail folks from back home was costing to much for upkeep and not enough service to warrant doing the work to keep it open.
My Grandfather was one of the first bridge trestle tenders when it first opened...Been trying to find some old pics of the trestle/bridge but no luck..was hoping someone here might have some to share..I've found a few I can share If anyone is interested..pic included is of the original draw and not the one which was on the bridge when it was finally taken down
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Henry
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Isn't the spelling Albemarle and not Albermarle?
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Albermarle_Man
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Damn.....Ya'll making me feel reallllllllllll Bad..lived there all me life and mis-spell it...not good.......Thanks for the correction....Google search helped big time with Correct spelling....Thanks Guys
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orulz
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I think the reason is, locals pronounce it "Albermarle."
It had me confused too (renamed the topic to cover my rear, though... ha ha)
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Southern Green
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on Jul 20th, 2005, 7:46pm, orulz wrote: (Click here for original message)I think the reason is, locals pronounce it "Albermarle."
It had me confused too (renamed the topic to cover my rear, though... ha ha) |
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Yes, that's right. There's also a town called Albemarle in NC, closer to where I live than the sound, and it is spelled "Albemarle", but we pronounce it "Albermarle".
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rsynth75
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Southern Railway did a massive upgrade to the old Norfolk Southern mainline after it acquired it in 1974. This allowed them to drop trackage rights over the old ACL main and East End Sub to the Norfolk area. The Norfolk Southern merger in 1982 made the old NS line redundant east of Chocowinity, NC (Norfolk & Western had a far superior entry into the Hampton Roads). The line was downgraded to just local service and NS ended up abandoning the trestle in 1987. The Norfolk-Edenton portion was conveyed to the Virginia Division and eventually leased to the Chesapeake & Albemarle in 1990. I've read where the Plymouth-Mackeys section has been abandoned in recent years.
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