(rshsdepot) Bangor, Virginia (Interstate [Southern])

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

Bangor, Va.  (Scott County which began in 1815. Named after Winfield Scott)
Scott County is the penultimate southwestmost county in Virginia.
Best map of Scott County so far:
http://www.mountaintravelguide.com/Virginia/scott/Scott.gif
No Bangor there.
Gate City is in Scott County, Virginia.  Here is a map:
http://www.city-data.com/city/maps3/cms1723.gif
Clinchport, Dungannon, Nickelsville,
Mount Carmel, Bloomingdale, Surgoinsville, Blountville, Church Hill,
Colonial Heights in this modern non-railroad map. There was a criss-cross of
Southern Railway heading NE, Clinchfield NW, just below Gale City which was
on an east-west connector branch. Kingston, Tennessee is just south.
From Gate City Southern Ry. east: Hiltons and Bristol in Washington County
and the Norfolk and Western north-south.North of Gate City : Clinchport,
Sunbright, Big Stone, Appalachia, Derby, Stonega and Roa, Va.
From Clinchport heading into the hills ENE, the Clinchfield railroad: Fort
Blackmore, Dungannon in Scott County and junction with N&W at St. Paul, Va.

The Interstate Railroad (1915) connected with the Clinchfield RR at Bangor,
Va. (Miller Yard)
Interstate Railroad engines at Appalachia, Va., 1964:
http://members.tripod.com/appalachian_railroad/protophotos/int34a.jpg

Click on the nice trestle at Gate City:
http://www.r390a.com/RailFan/gate_city_va.htm
Clinchfield Railroad:  http://www.tias.com/stores/grw/pictures/pp-2426a.jpg
Clinchfield CSX map of Southwest Virginia:
http://www.csx.com/services/coal/clinchfield.jpg
Here is the route map for the Clinchfield Railroad:
http://members.tripod.com/appalachian_railroad/maps/crrmap.jpg
Clinchfield depot, Kingston, Tennessee, 1999:
http://www.qsl.net/wd8rif/img/kingsport_depot1.jpg
Clinchfield Kingston freight depot:
http://www.qsl.net/wd8rif/img/kingsport_depot2.jpg

The Louisville & Nashville also came through Big Stone gap. Big Stone Gap
and Appalachia are in Wise County.
Big Stone Gap, Va depot: http://www.bigstonegap.org/pictures/bsgdepot.jpg
Big Stone Gap, Va. depot:
http://www.bigstonegap.org/pictures/bigstonegap%20depot.jpg
Not sure which is which yet.
Appalachia, Va. depot:
http://www.bigstonegap.org/pictures/appalachia%20depot.jpg
Union Depot, Appalachia:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~duncanrw/images/uniondepotappa.jpg
This is Bootleg Trestle between Sunbright and Natural Tunnel, 1966:
http://members.tripod.com/appalachian_railroad/protophotos/souboot.jpg
Copper Creek bridges:
http://members.tripod.com/appalachian_railroad/protophotos/soucopc.jpg
The Jonesville Hotel over west in Lee County:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~duncanrw/images/jonesvillehotel.jpg

 Bristol, Virginia depot: "Union Station, Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee"
http://countryjoe.bizland.com/ppc141.jpg
http://www.roadsidenut.com/stn103.jpg
http://www.hearlshill.freeservers.com/Bristol%20Train%20Station.JPG
Bristol, Va:
http://www.hearlshill.freeservers.com/Bristol%20Sign%20Night.JPG
http://tripupdates2000.homestead.com/files/BristolVA516b.jpg



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