What an excursion - doublehead steam down the main line of the RF&P Railroad. Southern Railway 4-6-2 No. 750 and N&W 4-8-4 No. 611 take the southbound train through Rutherglen enroute to Richmond.
The handsome former C&O 2-8-4 No. 2716 prepares to runaround its excursion train at Charlottesville and then recouple for the return trip to Alexandria.
These little machines are Field Pushers and Pig Pushers. Operated by longshoremen, they move on a narrow gauge track adjacent to the rail yard tracks. These machines are used to move loaded coal c... (more)