East End of Portlock Yard, 1960

Another view of the east end of the Portlock Yard showing the main line tracks of the Norfolk and Western at the left side of the picture running parallel with the yard. At the right hand corner of the picture are the tracks of the former Virginian Railway which crosses the Norfolk and Western at this point, where there is an interlocking. In this interlocking there are many dwarf signals on the ground that only the fireman can pick up from his side of the engine and no movement can be made either toward Sewell's Point or toward Lambert's Point without these positions. Constant lookout is required on both sides of the engine also, because of the many crews working in and out of this yard at all times.