by kevikens
My wife discovered a quilt shop in Staunton, Va. I have never been there. Any good railfanning in the area ? Thanks
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RailVet wrote:To which tourist line do you refer? I'm aware of October fall foliage runs being made for a couple of years over the track between Verona and Pleasant Valley, a point south of Harrisonburg on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, but those were just specials and not the entire purpose of the railroad, which still operates.I think that was it. I just read about it once. They owned 2 steam engines and a few diesels.
kevikens wrote:Is this tourist line a short line ? If so does it still operate ? Does it go through the Staunton Station ?To be honest I don't know. Your best bet for catching a train would be to get a schedule of Amtrak's Cardinal and waiting for that.
hutton_switch wrote:No Amtrak trains stop there any longer.But Amtrak does stop there 3 times a day. Not at the main station itself but in the town near that station.
The current station facility is the former telegraph tower from when the Staunton station functioned as a full passenger and freight railroad depot. While the platform still functions as the railroad platform for loading and unloading passengers, the former station buildings are now occupied by restaurants.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staunton_(Amtrak_station)
RichM wrote: plus Roanoke and Lynchburg.If you could, go to Roanoke. It is 1-1:30 hours south of Staunton. Amazing NS action and history. The Roanaoke shops is a major service area for NS, the Transportation museum has a great collection of engines such as N&W 611 and 1218. The O. Winston Link Museum showcases his photography of the N&W. There is a hump yard and the old scrap yard where some old CW and N&W engines are. Tons of coal trains and tons of action.