Southbound Amtrak No. 81, the "Silver Star," was exiting the long sweeping curve at Penola, VA in Sept., 1973, led by E8A No. 241. Penola was once a bustling little community, with industries based around forest products and agriculture. Slowly, they closed one at a time. By 1973, little was left except several houses. An abandoned feed mill can be seen off to the right.
What did passenger trains look like before Amtrak in America, and Via Rail in Canada? Find out in this album with 2,700+ Historical Photos from early passenger trains of North America from the 1900's up until the early years of Government passenger trains
i was born in virginia in 1972. when i think of railroads that shaped the commonwealth. i think of railroads like, SCL, N&W and southern. this is a tribute to those wonderful days gone by and for those who remember it well.
