Nine Track Realignments

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Topo map of between Wildersville and Timberlake on July 1, 1985 by TerraServer-USA.
An early main line was in west (see dashed curves with "OLD RR GRADE") realigned to
east (see straight dashed line).
See "SNAKE CURVE" article on pages 22 & 23, June 1947 Bulletin of NC&STL Railway.
Contributed by Mike Condren.

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Topo map of Wards (north of Lexington) on July 1, 1985 by TerraServer-USA.
An early main line was in east (see dashed curves with "OLD RAILROAD GRADE")
realigned to west (see straight dashed line).

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Topo map of west of Life on July 1, 1989 by TerraServer-USA.
An early main line was in north (see dashed curves with "OLD RAILROAD")
realigned to south (see straight dashed line/curve on "466").

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Topo map of Huron on July 1, 1989 by TerraServer-USA.
An early main line was in south (see existing sharp curve pavement)realigned to
north (see long dashed curve).

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Topo map of southwest of Neely on July 1, 1989 by TerraServer-USA.
An early main line shows dashed 3 curves (see "OLD RAILROAD GRADE")
realigned to one long curve (see solid line/curve).

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1943 USGS Collierville Quadrangle topo map of west of Oakland.
An early main line was in southeast line realigned to northwest line.

1960 USGS Bartlett Quadrangle topo map of Beclair.

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Topo map of between Berclair and I-240 Expressway on July 1, 1993 by TerraServer-USA. An early
main line was straight (see bold solid line) from west of Berclair to Wolf River before Sam Cooper Blvd.
has been constructed circa 1970. Realigned track has 5 curves along southside of new Sam Cooper Blvd.