Streetcar tracks unearthed in Richmond?

[RailfanJ-Ro22]

The street dept is putting down new asphalt on N 8th St. it looks to me like they've unearthed some earlier pavement that might be covering the trolley line that went south from the depot district.

[CIOR]

That or a sewer line.   

[RailfanJ-Ro22]

They've dug into it some more. Here's what I think is rail.

[CSX_CO]

Maybe it is, but comparing the size of the dump truck to the width of the 'tracks' it looks like they're a narrower than 4'8".

Practice Safe CSX

[indrr]

The streetcar track did go south along 8th from E St. The 1936 aerials aren't clear, but I think the track (it was single track here) went down the center of the street, not along one side.

Looking at the google streetview, there does appear to be a line of manholes on that side of the street, so I too am guessing this is a patch over a sewer (storm or sanitary I'm not sure) and not a patch over a streetcar track.

However, while the pavement is up you should check along the center of the street to see if you can find any other signs of rails or patches.

[MDavis]

If its anything like the Interurban they found here in Clayton, its gonna be a whole lot farther down. But there's only one way to tell for sure... Grab Shovel!