Fourth of July in Roanoke Virginia

Wonderful pics!

 

Thank you!

 

Peter

 

Here is a video of the train leaving on the Saturday afternoon trip.The 1218 and 2156 steam engines can be seen in the background.

Dan

Oh yeah that looks like a great time and that dome car photo is excellent.

We were on the FEC Coach on that run. They sure worked the old girl climbing Christiansburg mountain! Thank you for posting the video. We didn't spot the American flags on the lights.

 

On the Elliston straightaway, I was able to spot the crossing where I was sitting waiting for Dad to return home from Williamson WV in 1977. There had been a flood and he was returning to East End Shops with a huge consist of locomotives dead-in-tow. Give me a time machine and that's a moment I would like to be able to relive.

 

I caught a couple of video snipits that I'll post this evening. At Shaffer's Crossing we spotted the Virginian heritage unit w/ a Southern cab unit. Also, an old RF+P cab unit and a line of Armor Yellow UP units.

My wife and I were there on July 5th for the trip to Radford.  We drove up from Charlotte on the 4th and watched 611 leave the station before we had lunch. Saturday night we went out for live music and got in a little country line dancing.  It was a great trip and everyone was having fun!

Nice Pics. Thanks for posting.

Nice photos Dan.

Dan great pictures. Some mighty good steaks available near that H and C sign.

 

Bill

Excellent pics - thanks for sharing. I like the comparison of actual signs and your models. Well done sir!

Cool photos & story....

Gary

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great pics! thanks for sharing.

A couple of short clips I took out the window on our 7/4 excursion

 

First, a string of ex-UP yellow units desperately in need of a proper paint job.... 

 

 

Then a Southern cab unit behind the Virginian Heritage unit.