Railfan Trips

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David and Allen, OMRR Members, trip to Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, October 2006.

Railfan train watching platform in Jesup, GA on the old ACL double mainline from Richmond to Jacksonville

ACL Caboose in Jesup, GA

N&W Caboose Roanoke, VA in the old N&W yards, now Norfolk Southern.

NS yards in Roanoke, VA the old headquarters of the N&W

Scale model locomotive in the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, located in the old N&W Depot.

The north end of the NS (N&W) yard in downtown Roanoke.

The Virginia state Railroad Museum locomotives #612 and #1218.

The NS main line outside of the museum with NS locomotive in action.

Head on shot of #612 J class (4-8-4)  locomotive used in the NS steam program in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Shot of #1218 A class (2-6-6-4) locomotive also used in the NS steam program.

Side shot of #612, the only 4-8-4 passenger locomotive in its class to be saved from the N&W.

One way from Virginia to West VIrginia (in the background) at Civil War battleground.

 

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