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Operations at Quinnimont and Meadow Creekby Roy Long Page Updated May 1999 The following is a note that Roy Long sent to me in 1998. It describes the C&O operations around Quinnimont and Meadow Creek. He earlier had sent me a more detailed description of operations at Hinton and onthe Alleghany grade. <Hinton Operations> Roy Long was a retired dispatcher for the C&O. He wrote a column for the Hinton Newspaper. He loved to talk and write about his experiences on the C&O. His enthusiasm and knowledge of the railroad were invaluable. Roy Long passed away in 1999.
The New Yard at Quinnimont had three tracks. In 1940 the eastward siding stopped at the crossover at the west end Old Yard, but in 1942 it was extended the rest of the way to the spring switch in my drawing. Danny was in the military service when this was done. By the way, if you are familiar with the bridge piers still in New River at Glade for the line going from Glade across the river to Hamlet and the saw mill, the rails and girders were removed from this bridge in 1942 (I think). One girder was used at Quinnimont over Laurel Creek to extend the eastward siding. The rest of the girders were used in branch line building in Kentucky.
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