Manassas, VA - Charlottesville, VA POP to POP route

Updated: 02:42PM 06/18/2005

Route segement completed

Comments:

Interpop route along the Washington, D.C./Reston, VA switch/POP route to Charlotte, NC. Fiber should run along Norfolk Southern trackage between Manassas and Charlottesville. Charlottesville POP was found via an FCC two way radio license (call sign WNQJ919) althought no two way equipment was present at the time of the site visit.

An interesting, possibly dated, article on the Sprint fellow responsible for the part of this route and the Charlottesville POP can be found here. Small world I suppose.

Route facilities:

FacilitySite
Facility ID:MNSSVA40 - Manassas (POP)
Location:9505 Madison Ave.
Manassas, VA
Picture Date:04/15/2004
Comments:Best picture I could manage, MFN ACi markings enter facility
jpeg thumbnail of Sprint Manassas POP
Facility ID:BRTWVA?? - Bristow (O-AMP)
Location:off Bristow Rd. @ NS xing
Bristow, Prince William Co., VA
Picture Date:01/02/2004
Comments:
jpeg thumbnail of Sprint Bristow optical amplifer (O-AMP)
Facility ID:RMNTVA?? - Remington (O-AMP)
Location:Tin Pot Run La. @ NS ROW
Remington, Fauquier Co., VA
Picture Date:12/26/2004
Comments:
jpeg thumbnail image of Sprint Remington optical amplifer (O-AMP)
Facility ID:BUENVA?? - Buena (regenerator)
Location:opposite 25033/25041 Rapidan Rd. (Rt. 615)
Buena, Culpeper Co., VA
Picture Date:12/26/2004
Comments:Regenerator
jpeg thumbnail of Sprint Buena regenerator
Facility ID:BRVLVA?? - Barboursville (O-AMP)
Location:off of Govenor Barboursville St.
Barboursville, Orange Co., VA
Picture Date:05/22/2005
Comments:
jpeg thumbnail image of Sprint Barboursville optical amplifer (O-AMP)
Facility ID:? - Charlottesville (POP)
Location:845 Estes St.
Charlottesville, VA
Picture Date:06/20/2004
Comments:Possibly rebuilt like Newport News?
jpeg thumbnail of Sprint Charlottesville POP