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Article #6640Re: Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail reconverting into a Light Rail?
From: Paul D.
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:32
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:32
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"Michael Malak" <malak@acm.org> wrote in message news:hLMma.209817$0g4.6183492@news2.east.cox.net... > "wrob" <wrob@erols.com> wrote in message news:3E9AFE0C.9F2B941D@erols.com... > > > > The main reason the W&OD trail ends in Shirlington is because the > > tracks crossed I-395 at-grade until the 1960s. This was the only > > at-grade rail crossing of an interstate highway in the nation(!) That is really backwards... but wait! don't we still have a drawbridge on an interstate highway here in the D.C. area? The more things change.... > > Wow -- I searched Google, and here's a photo! > http://www.geocities.com/pem20165/ShirlingtonCrash.html > > And from the same page, it would seem the Bluemont bicycle trail > was converted from a railroad spur from the W&OD to Rosslyn. > http://www.geocities.com/pem20165/stationlocations2.html > > -- > Michael Malak http://www.underreported.com > malak@acm.org Surprising stories from the media and primary sources > >
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