Group; Does anyone know the former number and assignment for the 4-wheel 45T Whitcomb, (60200, 10/42)? At some point, it was acquired by Newport News...
A rainy July 4th has finally allowed me time to post photos from a trip that my dad, my brother and I took on Father's Day down to Weldon, NC. The day was...
It seems that Amtrak train P-076 died today, shortly after leaving the station in Newport News, VA.. The train went almost 2 miles before the electrical...
Good Evening, I have completed the second installment of the ongoing "Abandoned Rails" project on the Rails in Virginia website. Thanks to some generous...
Good Evening - I'm preparing to shove off for a week long vacation in North Myrtle Beach (a place with no railroad, eek!!!!) and have posted some new photos...
Anyone know what shade of yellow the Virginian Rwy used on their Fairbanks Morse units or the closest match in Scale Coat or Floquil paints? Many thanks for...
Regarding my question posted on 7/19 asking for the correct shade or match for the yellow used on Virginian FM units; there is no need for anyone to reply as...
... Try this link for a lot of VGN (and other) paint information for modeling. Look under SE railroads, and then VGN. I bet you'll enjoy this site. ...
... enjoy ... I did not relaize until visting the site again tonight that Mr. McCall had passed away, a year ago this week. A few years ago, I sent him some...
Gerald Thanks for the invitation. Have thrown my addr. into the foray. Shall look forward to future tales of the W&M. Ken Davis Richmond, VA ... From:...
... allowed his wonderful site to stay on the internet. It was indeed a loss to all of us when HOSam passed away. He contributed a lot to the hobby of model...
Group, I'm looking for info on C&O class G-7, G-7s 2-8-0s, K-1, K-3 2-8-2s, and H-1, H-3,H-4 2-6-6-2s, for a book I'm currently writing about NNS&DDCo....
... 2s, and H-1, H-3,H-4 2-6-6-2s, for a book I'm currently writing about NNS&DDCo. railroad work. I looked at C&O Power by Alvin Staufer and found the...
Thanks Charles. The original order numbers and build dates are useful. I am hoping that somewhere along the line, the C&OHS ran a feature on these locos, and...
Good Evening - This past Saturday I was finally able to spend some time on the South End Subdivision between Rocky Mount and Fayetteville, NC. The weather was...
Anyone seen the C&A and/or NCVA in action lately? I saw a recent shot of the C&A and the GP38s no longer had the Missouri & North Arkansas lettering on the...
Mike and All, It's been a busy summer on the V-con roads. With Nucor running wide open, NCVA is operating 24/7 with staffing help from other R/A roads and...
Mike; I have been going down to Boykins as least once a week for the last few weeks to watch the progress of the new yard track building project there. Tons of...
John It is a Jordan Spreader, and it can be used as a snow plow. Usually used to manicure the roadbed and reshape the contour. It is a wonder to watch one...
Larry Denton
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I was informed recently that the ESHR had purchased the Buckingham Branch Railroad and would be the operating entity on CSX's Peidmont, Washington and North...
Nope, sure haven't. The only thing that I do know relative to a transaction between these two roads of sorts is that ESHR recently replaced BBRR as the...
That is possible but the information came from a source close to the railroad and was adamant that it would be the ESHR that would be the operator of teh...
The concept of Eastern Shore purchasing the BBRR and leasing the Piedmont and Mountain subs is especially interesting inasmuch as the ESRR is essentially a...
I am planning on being in Va. Beach Wed night for a concert, i was wondering about places to railfan in the Norfolk, Newport News area Wed and Thurs. Can...
In a message dated 8/17/2004 4:01:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Gary, the old VGN has lots of traffic which can be viewed from the following streets in...
