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Viewing Album:  On the Buckingham Branch
 
By:David Larrabee
Dates:5/17/2012 - 5/17/2012
Album Info:A couple of us spent a few days in central Virginia looking for the odd train here and there. The Buckingham Branch was an interesting focus.... /DL
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At the West Switch
Title:  At the West Switch
Description:  Power has left it's train on the siding and is getting out of the way for the western crew to couple up in a few minutes. On the left is the old C&O Freight House with the Station beyond.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:54:50 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 8(GP16)
Views:  232   Comments: 3
BB 6 arrival
Title:  BB 6 arrival
Description:  Here is the western train with 2 hoppers.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:54:53 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 6(GP40)
Views:  254   Comments: 1
Onto the siding for his new train
Title:  Onto the siding for his new train
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:54:56 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 6(GP40)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
BB 6
Title:  BB 6
Description:  BB runs two trains which meet at Louisa and swap trains. Here #6 is moving onto the siding to pick up the west bound loads.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:54:57 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 6(GP40) BB 9(GP16)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
BB 9
Title:  BB 9
Description:  Eastern power moving up to couple up to his new freight.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:00 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 9(GP16) BB 8(GP16)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Headed east
Title:  Headed east
Description:  Break test is done and the easterly hoppers continue west with #8 on the point.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:02 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 8(GP16) BB 9(GP16)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
BB 9 eastbound
Title:  BB 9 eastbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:05 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 9(GP16) BB 8(GP16)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
NW 182561
Title:  NW 182561
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:08 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Set to the main
Title:  Set to the main
Description:  Westbound about to leave town.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:11 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Just aprived from Doswell
Title:  Just aprived from Doswell
Description:  This pair has just arrived from the east with a dozen or so cars to hand off to the western crew. /DL
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:54:46 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 9(GP16) BB 8(GP16)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
Station
Title:  Station
Description:  Great C&O workmanship!
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:14 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
Station
Title:  Station
Description:  No train orders for pick up today.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:18 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Station
Title:  Station
Description:  Through a broken window. The two tone gray remindes me of the Maine Central... / DL
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:21 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Station
Title:  Station
Description:  I wounder when the last Station Agent went off duty here? /DL
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:24 PM
Location:  Louisa, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  106   Comments: 0
Station
Title:  Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:55:57 PM
Location:  Trevilians, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 0
At MP 151
Title:  At MP 151
Description:  Westbound
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:56:00 PM
Location:  Trevilians, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BB 6(GP40)
Views:  252   Comments: 1
BB 6 westbound
Title:  BB 6 westbound
Description:  Approaching a signal.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:56:37 PM
Location:  Meltons, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BB 6(GP40)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
CP YOWELL
Title:  CP YOWELL
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:57:39 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  85   Comments: 0
BB 6 westbound
Title:  BB 6 westbound
Description:  By the look of the signal components we saw trackside along this line I suspect these old signals won't be around much longer.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:57:42 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BB 6(GP40)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Onto the west leg of the Y
Title:  Onto the west leg of the Y
Description:  If the train had taken a right turn here he'd be headed towards Orange, Va.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:57:46 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BB 6(GP40)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
WAS
Title:  WAS
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:57:48 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  84   Comments: 0
EAS on the main
Title:  EAS on the main
Description:  The old freight house is in center frame. Judging from hints here and there this was quite a RR terminal in its day.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:57:50 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Looking north
Title:  Looking north
Description:  The signals manage the north switch at the junction. We're lookng towards Orange, VA. from the Depot Street Xing. /DL
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:57:55 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Looking east from Depot St.
Title:  Looking east from Depot St.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:57:58 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  167   Comments: 0
Dwarf
Title:  Dwarf
Description:  If I've decoded the layout properly this signal manages entry from the east leg onto the Main Line for a eastward move off the line from Orange.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:58:01 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  118   Comments: 0
Tower
Title:  Tower
Description:  This structure is adjacent to the west swithc on the Y. A Steam era water tower is just visible thru the tree tops to the right inside the Y.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:58:05 PM
Location:  Gordonsville, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  107   Comments: 0
BB Station
Title:  BB Station
Description:  This building was in very good condition.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:58:57 PM
Location:  Dillwyn, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  95   Comments: 0
HPAX 85083
Title:  HPAX 85083
Description:  On a siding just north of town.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:59:00 PM
Location:  Dillwyn, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  148   Comments: 0
HPAX 85056
Title:  HPAX 85056
Description:  On a siding just north of town.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:59:03 PM
Location:  Dillwyn, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  263   Comments: 0
IPCX 276
Title:  IPCX 276
Description:  On a siding just north of town.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:59:06 PM
Location:  Dillwyn, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  103   Comments: 0
IPCX 258
Title:  IPCX 258
Description:  On a siding just north of town.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 7:59:08 PM
Location:  Dillwyn, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  149   Comments: 0
BB 1
Title:  BB 1
Description:  Working with 101 pulling a string of gons past a loader.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:44:38 PM
Location:  Alpha, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BB 1(GP7)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
ODCX 101
Title:  ODCX 101
Description:  In RF&P livery working with BB#1
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:44:41 PM
Location:  Alpha, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ODCX 101(GP7)
Views:  370   Comments: 2
GACX 32716
Title:  GACX 32716
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:44:48 PM
Location:  Alpha, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  97   Comments: 0
ODCX 101
Title:  ODCX 101
Description:  These locomotives are inching a string of gons past the payloader in the distance. The Xing is for SR731. /DL
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:44:50 PM
Location:  Alpha, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ODCX 101(GP7)
Views:  320   Comments: 1
BB 222
Title:  BB 222
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:44:52 PM
Location:  Alpha, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  243   Comments: 1
Power waiting
Title:  Power waiting
Description:  We saw this pair handleing the eastern train at Louisa a yesterday.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:01 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  BB 9(GP16) BB 8(GP16)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
Looking north
Title:  Looking north
Description:  Inside the Doswell Y on Doswell Road.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:04 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  BB 3(GP16) BB 8(GP16)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
MACX 635020
Title:  MACX 635020
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:07 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  156   Comments: 0
CSX 127 westbound
Title:  CSX 127 westbound
Description:  Having just crossed the old RF&P #127 is leading a string of mostly new Gondolas west up the BB operated CSX line.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:11 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  CSX 127(AC44CW)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
BB 3 in the yard
Title:  BB 3 in the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:14 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  BB 3(GP16)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
CSX 377253
Title:  CSX 377253
Description:  I don't think the first couple dozen cars in the train had ever seen a load... Build date on this car was 4/2012.
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:17 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  213   Comments: 0
CSX 377254
Title:  CSX 377254
Description:  BLT 4-12
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:19 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  106   Comments: 0
Going into service
Title:  Going into service
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/21/2012 8:01:21 PM
Location:  Doswell, VA
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  97   Comments: 0

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