Roanoke Junction 4-06-2014

View looking west from Henry Street bridge. Second half of crossover in the lower right has already been removed this morning.

View looking East from Henry Street bridge.

Switch and track were removed starting in the lower right of this photo, leaving gap in the middle.

The signal bridge in the corner of the photo will be gone later in the day.

The two tracks on the right have been cut and will be "thrown" to the left.

Another view where track was removed.

Remnants of Jefferson Street signal bridge.

View of Henry Street signal bridge.

Lots of activity looking west from Crystal pedestrian bridge.

Another view from the Crystal Bridge.

Starting on Henry Street signals.

There they go.

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On the ground.

 

Henry Street signals are history.

New alignment beginning to take shape.

Getting it back together.

Using excavators to shift the track into place.

View looking west from Crystal Bridge.

 

Looks quite different that it did yesterday.

Looking east from Crystal Bridge. The Randolph Street CPL (my favorite) is gone but the sign remains.

View east from Williamson Road bridge. Demolition of the CPL base is in progress.

 

Randolph Street Tower no longer needed.

View of West leg of wye from Winston Salem with missing CPL.

CPL found across the street.

Dark CPLs further down the wye leading to Winston Salem. New signal is shining.

Dark CPLs on line to Shenandoah beside the East End Shops.

These CPLs on the other side of the East End Shops have already been taken down.

This one's gone too.

Here's a pair at 8-1/2 Street on their way down.

Another bit of N&W becomes history.

New signals at 16th Street in the yard looking west.

New 16th Street signals looking east.

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