Very well done. I lived in McLean, VA several miles northwest of Potomac Yard in the 1970's. When I got my driver's license I would drive down there to watch them working the hump yard. I was surprised to see GG1's still in use there and I also spotted the Conrail Bicentennial GG1. This video should have a lot more views, thanks for loading it.
I rode The Southern Crescent from Atlanta/Charlottesville several times. Northbound, it'd stop in the dead of night at the C&O/Southern Railway junction. Most of the engines were still in the black scheme. What a piece of history that big Charlottesville station was. I think it was Southern's depot. Sounds echoed off it's walls, a C&O switcher came, picked up some freight, and went it's way. Must have been two, or three in the morning. The Southern Crescent was far and away, classier than the motley Amtrak trains I rode then.
Great piece! Small corrections -- 4:53 - Service tracks at Bryan Park engine facility (Acca Yard). 5:39 Paint shop at Bryan Park (Acca Yard).
Very well done. I lived in McLean, VA several miles northwest of Potomac Yard in the 1970's.
When I got my driver's license I would drive down there to watch them working the hump yard.
I was surprised to see GG1's still in use there and I also spotted the Conrail Bicentennial GG1.
This video should have a lot more views, thanks for loading it.
I rode The Southern Crescent from Atlanta/Charlottesville several times. Northbound, it'd stop in the dead of night at the C&O/Southern Railway junction.
Most of the engines were still in the black scheme. What a piece of history that big Charlottesville station was. I think it was Southern's depot. Sounds echoed off it's walls, a C&O switcher came, picked up some freight, and went it's way. Must have been two, or three in the morning.
The Southern Crescent was far and away, classier than the motley Amtrak trains I rode then.
Great flicks.