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"The volume of passengers and coal being hauled off the Loup Creek Branch during its first decades of existence was absolutely huge for the era. During these very early years, even the most "modern" and powerful locomotives were able to haul only a few railroad cars over the winding grades of the Loup Creek Branch. By 1906, 200 car-loads of coal per day were rolling off the Loup Creek Branch, an incredible amount of tonnage for the time. During this period, the C&O reported that 1/3 of all the coal being moved eastward on the railroad's mainline was coming off the Loup Creek Branch. It wasn't long until this huge volume of traffic on the tiny branch line began to present a very real operational challenge for the C&O. By the early 1900's, the C&O began expressing it's desire to double-track the branch, claiming it could not possibly haul all of the passengers and coal, off the Loup Creek Branch, using just a single track -- the volume was simply too great! " - www.wva-usa.com/history/mthope/loupckbr.php
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"The volume of passengers and coal being hauled off the Loup Creek Branch during its first decades of existence was absolutely huge for the era. During these very early years, even the most "modern" and powerful locomotives were able to haul only a few railroad cars over the winding grades of the Loup Creek Branch. By 1906, 200 car-loads of coal per day were rolling off the Loup Creek Branch, an incredible amount of tonnage for the time. During this period, the C&O reported that 1/3 of all the coal being moved eastward on the railroad's mainline was coming off the Loup Creek Branch. It wasn't long until this huge volume of traffic on the tiny branch line began to present a very real operational challenge for the C&O. By the early 1900's, the C&O began expressing it's desire to double-track the branch, claiming it could not possibly haul all of the passengers and coal, off the Loup Creek Branch, using just a single track -- the volume was simply too great! " - www.wva-usa.com/history/mthope/loupckbr.php