RailPictures.Net Photo: AMTK 71 Amtrak GE P42DC at Afton, Virginia by Carl Massart

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» Amtrak (more..)
» GE P42DC (more..)

» West end of the Afton siding
» Afton, Virginia, USA (more..)
» September 26, 2014

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» AMTK 71 (more..)
» 51 (more..)

» Carl Massart (more..)
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Running over 30 minutes late, the westbound Cardinal is on jointed rail on the old C & O main line as it approaches the Blue Ridge Tunnel. The Afton siding usually serves as the meeting point for the east and west trains IF both are running close to schedule. This line once hosted C & O's premier passenger trains such as the George Washington, the Chessie and the Fast Flying Virginian.

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ApertureFNumber	f/8.0
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-30
ExposureTime	1/500
ISOSpeedRatings	320
Flash	16
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