An eastbound C&O coal train lead by an SD-40 and a GP-9 enter Richmond alongside the historic James River and Kanawha canal. The SCL's James River bridge is in the background.
Amtrak train #55, the Mountaineer, makes its station stop in Suffolk, Virginia, on a bright April 1975 day. The lone SDP40F, #604, can easily handle this five car train.
It is Armed Forces Day 1970 and the Army has steamed up a couple of the Transportation Corps 2-8-0 locomotives to run on the post trackage. The 607 doubleheaded with 612 later in the day but my ph... (more)