Record #:

15031

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

When construction gangs were attempting to complete the pass for the first train tracks on both sides of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the western side had more difficulty due to lack of locomotives to help the work progress. It took eight yoke of oxen to get a locomotive to the western side of the divide. The job was done in two weeks and the railroad complete shortly after.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 2, June 1940, p9

Subject(s):

Railroads--History