Roanoke Junction 3-01-2014

Grading for new employee footbridge to Roanoke Locomotive Shops. Shenandoah Division tracks in foreground.

New signal in foreground. Pier for new employee bridge in background.

Randolph Street Tower

View of Shenandoah Line passing Randolph Street Tower

View looking East from Williamson Road Bridge

Former coach yard now used by Research and Test department

Main Line east to Lynchburg and Norfolk in foreground

Winston Salem Pumpkin Vine merging in from the south.

View West from Williamson Road Bridge

New track with high-speed switches being installed

View of trenching for new signals from the Crystal Walkway

View looking west from Crystal Walkway

Tracks to Norfolk and Winston Salem on the right.

Tracks to Roanoke Shops and Shenandoah on left

Looking west from Crystal Bridge

C&S crews working under First Street Bridge

Looking east from First Street Bridge. New Amtrak stop will be on the right.

View looking west from First Street Bridge

View of new cables being installed

New and old tracks side-by-side

Note the S curves. Soon they and the Color Position Light signals will be history.

C&S crews installing cables for new signals

New signal below 5th Street Bridge

View looking east from 5th Street Bridge

View of tracks by VMT

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