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...
Last Friday leaving WIlliamsburg I was passed by a weed spray train headed west. It was not spraying at the time. If interested keep an eye out, its probably...
Here are some photos from Steve Taylor, a fellow railfan from Richmond, showing the weed sprayer working east on the Rivanna Sub just west of Richmond. ...
About the branch line in question (regarding CROSSTIE work): This must have been the Yorktown Naval Weapons station lead; I've seen crossties in the vicinity...
I recently did some work up at Cheatham. All the tracks from about where you go under the Colonial Parkway and on throughout Cheatham is no more. About the...
The tie work is on the Yorktown facility. I doubt the rails continue much past the interchange yard. they look to be in god condition, but the Rt143 crossing...
I heard today that they are cutting up the steam engines that sat at the Roanoke scrapyard for years. The Y has already been sliced up. If you want any photos...
New Stewart/Bowser N&W HL coal hoppers New TLC book--#Way of the Zephyrs-Postwar Years" Precision On30 K-27 Mudhen Back in stock--Model Power 55 Chevy and 67...
Just to put something on the list that's different, here's a question for any of you N&W steam buffs or just steam locomotive fans: What are Fabreeka Pads,...
Does this help? Fabreekaź Structural Expansion Bearings are used to accommodate thermal expansion and beam-end rotation. Teflon sliding on mirror- finished...
They may already be there by the time I post this message..... See tonight passing east-bound at North Collier Yard, Petersburg, were two NS trains, with the...
To all those people who ever rode " Pokey Smoke" that little steam train in Portsmouth city park. In todays Virginian Pilot there is an article about replacing...
It would appear no one else is going to respond so... Mike; as I indicated in our off-line email you are partially right however the pads I was speaking of...
Larry, Nobody else responded because we are all to young to remember riding steam when they were in service<VBG> Fred ... [Non-text portions of this message...
... riding steam when they were in service<VBG> ... Hey Fred, You may have something there... I just looked in the mirror and by gollies I guess I'm older than...
Here's an update that isn't in the news yet. It appears that some local folks who are experienced with operating and maintaining steam engines are very...
ABOUT THIS OPERATION..... I've noted the messages here about this operation; WHERE IS IT? I didn't even know such a thing even existed in the Commonwealth! ...
The train operates at Portsmouth City Park on a layout that covers probably less than 1/2 mile of track. As far as I know with the Pokey Smokey out of...
Here is a link to a photo that was posted at railfan.net Forums: http://forums.railfan.net/forums.cgi? board=SteamGeneral;action=display;num=1057201863 You...
When I head for Morehead City next weekend, I'd like to get roster shots of Nash County RR and Goldsboro Milling(east of Goldsboro north of Rt. 17. Can anyone...
