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Location DB > United States > West Virginia > Mullens > Virginian Railway Shop  Name Virginian Railway Shop  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by aGlock4u on 10/21/2007 10:09 PM last modified by aGlock4u on 10/21/2007 10:17 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description It was a somewhat large brick railroad structure.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address Mullens, West Virginia United States Owner: unknown See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust flooding water air quality  Interesting Features Some specialized railroad equipment.  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 0 Closed: 1960  Required Equipment flashlight gloves long pants / sleeves  Recommended Equipment None since it's gone now.  History This shop building was used by the Virginian Railway to maintain and repair their fleet of Electric Locomotives used in the West Virginia cola fields. The Virginian Railway was one of the few railroads outside of the Northeastern US to experiment with the use of overhead electric lines to power freight trains. The Norfolk & Western Railway also experimented with the concept, but quickly abandoned the plans. Virginians electrification extended from Mullens all the way to Roanoke, VA, where diesel locomotives were put on the trains for the trip into Norfolk. This shop was used to maintain the locomotives based on the west end of the line. N&W purchased the VGN in 1959, and the shop was closed shortly after. There is evidence that another business used the shops at a later date, as all the interior tracks had been removed from the building. The shops were demolished in 2006.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries April 29, 2005 Fri, Apr 29th, 2005 posted by aGlock4u 8 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 10/22/2007 3:33 AM.  Latest Changes on Oct 22 07 at 3:33, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 21 07 at 22:22, aGlock4u made this location public on Oct 21 07 at 22:22, aGlock4u made this location available on Oct 21 07 at 22:22, aGlock4u updated gallery picture 138-3811_IMG.jpg on Oct 21 07 at 22:21, aGlock4u updated gallery picture 138-3810_IMG.jpg on Oct 21 07 at 22:21, aGlock4u updated gallery picture 138-3809_IMG.jpg on Oct 21 07 at 22:21, aGlock4u updated gallery picture 138-3806_IMG.jpg on Oct 21 07 at 22:20, aGlock4u updated gallery picture 138-3804_IMG.jpg on Oct 21 07 at 22:20, aGlock4u updated gallery picture 138-3803_IMG.jpg on Oct 21 07 at 22:20, aGlock4u updated gallery picture 137-3798_IMG.jpg  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 78 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738439495 pages have been generated.