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 Posted - September 11 2016 : 11:20:39 PM
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I found out RedneckJustin was in Richmond Saturday as I was heading down there, and was able to meet him finally. Good to meet someone from the TycoForum, finally! I showed him the sights in Richmond, I have more on my camera which I haven't uploaded yet, these are just a few from my Cellphone camera. Just a taste of what is to come. :) Enjoy!
Jerry
Above, my HHR with the C&O mixed freight moving overhead
Above, a pair of CSX diesels (duh, right?)
Above, the old Southern and C&O downtown train station.
Fire Station #2, with a very old fire engine.
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Posted - September 11 2016 : 11:44:34 PM
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Nice Pix, Jerry! That Justin is a heck of a nice guy! Glad you had a good day! 
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Posted - September 12 2016 : 01:11:43 AM
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| Nice photos! Its neat to see trains so high off the ground like that.
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Posted - September 12 2016 : 06:25:06 AM
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quote:Nice photos! Its neat to see trains so high off the ground like that.
Originally posted by kristofer4301Â -Â September 12 2016Â :Â 01:11:43 AM
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It's the infamous triple crossing
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Posted - September 12 2016 : 08:04:30 AM
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quote: quote:Nice photos! Its neat to see trains so high off the ground like that.
Originally posted by kristofer4301Â -Â September 12 2016Â :Â 01:11:43 AM
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It's the infamous triple crossing
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - September 12 2016 : 06:25:06 AM
Actually, this is further down from the crossing, about 1/3 of a mile. I will post those pictures later. We managed to hit the crossing with two trains on it ! The ground level is Norfolk Southern, and it leads to an inactive storage yard now, so not much traffic to it anymore. We weren't going to get THAT lucky! Oh well. Two out of 3 ain't bad!
Jerry
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Posted - September 12 2016 : 1:45:06 PM
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Wooooo. Nice station! I like that one.
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Posted - September 12 2016 : 7:24:24 PM
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Ok, I uploaded the "real" camera photos, so here's a few more for ya.
Above, the SAL museum in south Richmond, VA
Above, Justin at the museum
Above, the O-4-O at the museum
Above, Triple crossing viewed from the north side.
Above, Triple crossing as viewed from the south side. We caught TWO trains! Yay!
Above, you can just make out a third train underneath the other one on the old SAL tracks going to the downtown train station.
Above, looking through the "new" floodwall at the old Southern small classification yard, now a mostly-unused Norfolk Southern storage yard.
Above, Jewish Holocaust Museum in downtown Richmond, with a reproduction ( I think ) type car that the jews were loaded into. Not sure on that. My aunt owned a farm called Hyde Park in Nottoway county that took in nearly 200 Polish farmers just before Hitler sealed off Poland, there is a room in the museum dedicated to that resettlement farm. I have yet to go see it, I visited that farm regularly for 7-8 years. Lots of history there.
Anyway, a few more Richmond, VA railfanning photos for you to enjoy.
Jerry
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