Earlier today:
Peter
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Here are some stills I took.....the MainLine cuts right through town....about 15 miles north of Downtown Richmond.
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Those buildings don't look realistic at all. They need to up their game. Add a little weathering.
I'd love to live in one of the homes further down the street. My wife, let's just say, needs a little more convincing.
My wife was from Ashland, VA. The original railroad was the RF&P mail line. Everybody must be use to the rail road nose. I never heard anyone complaining about the rail nose. I have never heard a train horn or bell I believe the engineer are told not the make any excessive noise. Yes the train does run the full length of the town about 5 miles of so.
High speed rail is a big controversy in Ashland right now.......3 opinions are being debated:
1. No high speed rail.
2. Upgrade the tracks through town.
3. Build a high speed bypass to the west of downtown.
I don't know which one will win out......but it would be nice to upgrade the Richmond to DC part of the trip north.
Peter
The first house I bought was less than a 100 yds from that busy RF&P line. A crossing was also close. They always used their horns at that crossing.
It would be a shame to move the trains out of town, since the railroad originally started the town by building a resort to attract people out of Richmond to ride their trains.
