A westbound C&O local freight was slowly climbing upgrade at Copeland, VA on April 15, 1973 with GP7s No's. 5845 and 5894. As usual with C&O practice on locals, there were two cabooses on the tra... (more)
Amtrak Train No. 50, the "George Washington," was climbing upgrade through Copeland, VA April 14, 1973. On this day at least, Amtrak could not be accused of under-powering the train. The two B&O... (more)