Moose Valley RR Co.

Operations Headquarters: M. Leon Agne Engine Facility, 7021 Surrey Drive, Berkeley Spgs W.Va. (304) Ro4-1424

Bulletin #20001

January, 1970

TO: All train crews, M of W Personnel.

ON: Road service, crews with seniority district - Mainline Subdivision.

DIVISION: Delta

SUBDIVISION: Mainline

NEW SWITCH INSTALLED AT MP 43.0, TUNNEL STATUS CHANGE

SUMMIT TUNNEL, PREVIOUSLY LOCATED AT MP 42.8 TO 44.1 HAS BEEN SHORTENED.  DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS DAY LIGHTED THE TUNNEL BETWEEN MP 43.0 AND 43.2. 

THE ORIGINAL SOUTH PORTAL OF SUMMIT TUNNEL IS NOW LOCATED AT MP 43.2. 

THE REMAINING SECTION OF TUNNEL FROM MP 42.8 TO 43.0 IS NOW NAMED SPRUCE TUNNEL. 

THE DAY LIGHTED SECTION WILL BE REFERRED TO AS "CORVALLIS".  A NEW 100' SIDING HAS BEEN INSTALLED WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO AS THE CORVALLIS  SIDING.  THE CORVALLIS SWITCH POINTS FACE SOUTH.  THIS SWITCH IS MANUALLY OPERATED, AND PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE VALLEY DISPATCHER TO OPEN OR CLOSE THIS SWITCH.

M. L. Agne – Division Superintendent