A long holiday weekend and the chance to play with trains...isn't it great. Our monthly Open House fell on the Saturday of labor Day weekend, September 2, 2006. We had a great time and so did our guests. Our regular monthly Open House is the first Saturday of the month...come & see our progress. |
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| An aging Mississippi Central labors up the grade with a load of wood. Brion Boyles shows his top class modeling with great details and heavy weathering. | |||
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Jerry is pulling a load of aircraft around the bend from Quantico to Armstrong. If the tank car is loaded with aviation fuel, he can do a lot of flying today. | ||
An old Clinchfield is pulling a local mixed freight of CSX cars. A bit of coal, a few boxcars and even more around the bend. Another fine example of weathering by Brion Boyles. |
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Brion Boyles Mississippi Central is in the midst of modernizing by bringing in the new diesel switchers. This pair waits at Possum Branch for their next call. | ||
| Evansport is the biggest town on our Railroad and is always busy. The Virginia Railway Express has just pulled into Union Station with a load of commuters from Washington. | |||
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Photos by Jim Connal |
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