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Viewing Album:  Coal Unloading Trestle, Winchester, Va. Summer 1984
 
By:Geneva Short
Dates:7/25/1984 - 7/25/1984
Album Info:Ten photographs by Esther Fairchild of the "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia. These photos were made in the summer of 1984 when the trestle was (barely) still in service (date approximate). At the time there were three hoppers on the trestle, a Conrail, a C&O, and an N&W. This trestle was a few hundred feet from the south end of the "Cumberland Valley" branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad (then PC, then CR, then Winchester and Western). The branch, which ran south from Hagerstown, Maryland, to Winchester, is still in use by the Winchester and Western, but it has been stubbed off about a mile north of the trestle's former location. FAQ: Q - Why are the pictures square? A - Esther made these photographs with a Rolleiflex camera using "120" film, which produces square negatives (and prints). They were then scanned into the JPG files you see here, with very little, if any, digital editing.
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Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:13 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  680   Comments: 1
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:39 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:36 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  526   Comments: 0
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:34 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  1102   Comments: 1
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:30 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  2047   Comments: 2
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:27 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  618   Comments: 2
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:25 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  464   Comments: 2
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:22 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  893   Comments: 0
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:19 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  555   Comments: 0
Coal Unloading Trestle
Title:  Coal Unloading Trestle
Description:  "Slonaker" Company coal unloading trestle that was located just north of Amherst and Boscawen Streets in Winchester, Virginia (date approximate)
Photo Date:  7/25/1984  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 1:01:17 AM
Location:  Winchester, VA
Author:  Esther Fairchild
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  993   Comments: 8

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