News item from the event (WRIC-TV) Richmond: A truck is mangled and its driver hospitalized after trying to cross railroad tracks. The cement truck collided...
Folks, I have received a large quantity of back issues of several railfan magazines from the mid-nineties. Railfan, Trains, Passenger Train Journal, Rail News,...
Don't know the train number but CSX 1 - The Spirit of West Virginia arrived in Fulton 8:45am today behind CSX 710 as seen in the below link shot yesterday in...
New at Walt's from Athearn: NS C44-9 w/new logo two numbers. $94.95 retail.....Walt's price $85.49 N&W GP-35 in blue two numbers. $84.95 retail......Walt's...
Hi, The pictures of the new Athearn stuff are up on my site. Check them out at: http://www.waltshobbyshop.com/blog/blogindex.html Thanks, Walt [Non-text...
Just returned from the airshow at Langley Air Force Base, and wanted to report a few notable planes for those of you who do a little aviaton on the side. ...
Well Group NS has finished the Portlock crossing work crossed it today right now it is smoother than a Babies backside, hope it last a long time Stephen...
We all have our opinions and thoughts about CSX and NS. However I have to honestly say that the communication among the train crews, dispatchers, yard...
Well now it seems that NS is repairing the crossing on Park Ave 9in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake) who knows maybe they are repairing all the ones...
As far as I can tell now there are only 4 sets of Dial signals left in the Norfolk area. They are the East and West bound signals at the East End of Portlock...
Robert - The signals just outside of Lamberts Point are called "Colley Avenue". Heading westbound the next signals are "Barre Avenue". Are you saying the...
That is it exactly. The overhead bridge is gone and the new signals are on lineside poles. The main project of replacing the dial signals on the N&W mainline...
Shame to hear Barre Ave. is now gone. Fortunately I did photograph the signal installation, but was never able to get a train there. Thanks for the update...
Here is a photo I took on March 15, 2003 of the N&W signal bridge at Barre Avenue in Norfolk. A beautiful piece of historical infrastructure gone forever. ...
Yep that's the one that's now history. I don't know exactly when it was replaced as I don't travel that part of Norfolk very often. We are doing a job in...
12th Annual Memorial Day Sale 20% off all Hobbies 15% off Books, no discount on magazines Open 10-5 Monday May 30 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Wondered why you were running those yestereday - they sure sound good! I'm off this week, hopefully you'll be running them more so I can get a picture or...
I have taken some photos of the remaining Dial signals in the Norfolk area and the new signals at Barre Ave but other than the files area I cannot post them. ...
Just in at Walt's: Keith Wilkersons painting of the Silver Meteor crossing Lake View in Colonial Heights. Great local subject, three E-6's in Citrus in the...
Hello from bizjournals.com! Dennis M. Linsky (Dennismk1@...) thought you might like the following article from the Washington Business Journal: Amtrak...
Saw this on the LocoNotes list and thought I would forward it here since G&W already has a presence in the Tidewater Rails area and two lines within that area...
BLI N&W J 611 w/sound New book: "Slow Trains Down South" by Mal Ferrell New Athearn 60 foot auto box L&N blue [Non-text portions of this message have been...
