| The Search for the Shops at Page / One man's quest to achieve the perfect Virginian model - Tom Salmon |
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"Down Yonder by the turn in the tracks" was here, where we got the first hint we were on course by comparing the outline of the nearby mountain to the one in the photo in The Virginian Handbook. (D. Wallace Johnson Photo) |
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These photos, provided by Sally and Calvin Bickford, add more information to our search for accuracy, showing additional views of the structure. (Sally and Calvin Bickford) |
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Bit by bit, we continued to acquire photographic information on the "The Shops", as in this photo revealing a small portion of the long west wall. VGN Class USB #730 (Jack Feller Collection) |
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While most VGN fans would look longingly at the locomotive, I was more interested in the wall shown behind. Anonther portion revealed! The door and window in the register room was a surprise, requiring re-working for my model. VGN Class AE #803 (Tom Marshall) |
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ICC valuation drawing for Page, WV engine house. 5/3/1916 |
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The 1945 version of the Track and Structure Plan for the Page shops. |
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A search on the internet netted yet another view, and another window to model. VGN Class USB #726 (Unknown) |
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Worker labor on the roof and "missing notch" on the 1924 engine house. VGN Class USA #711 (Dick Marshall) |
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The authors display of Page material drew a log of conversation at the reunion. (Tom Salmon) |
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1/3 of the 1910 diorama of Page, WV (Dave Woods Collection) |
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Two Virginian engines on the "ready track". Were the service in the open? (Tom Salmon Collection) |
| Designing N&W Steam Power: 2 / 2nd in a series - David R. Stephenson |
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N&W Class A #1239 (N&WHS Archives Photo) |
| The Tennessean / New discoveries at an Ohio museum - James Nichols |
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Modeling N&W's Class P-4 Observation Car is at last a little easier, thanks to the new IHC smoothside passenger cars. The "boat tail" shape is accurate, even if the windows are not. |
| The Virginian Local / The Key to a Tangled Garden - Martin E. Swartz |
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VGN Valuation map index, and map drawing, extracted from the Index map, The Virginian Railway Co. |
