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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">John</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There are also some beautifully restored & operational "first gen" diesels that work on the SVRR.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">For anyone considering a visit to the SVRR system, these motors are kept at the SVRR station in Staunton. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There is an ex-N&W RS-11 #367 (I think)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There are also some other diesels undergoing restoration including an ex-MARC FL7 (I think that is correct)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Herb Edwards</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lynchburg, Va,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:23:53 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Having made several trips to Harrisonburg VA recently, I thought some <br></div><div dir="ltr">members may be interested in the current sate of affairs of the former <br></div><div dir="ltr">Chesapeake Western Ry (purchased by NW in 1954).<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I am amazed by the number of industries (large and small) served by rail <br></div><div dir="ltr">in the Harrisonburg area. It's a step back in time to the way rail <br></div><div dir="ltr">service used to be. It seems that NS serves the area daily. Not sure <br></div><div dir="ltr">about any weekend service.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Currently the former/original CW Ry is active from Elkton to <br></div><div dir="ltr">Harrisonburg (20 miles) and continuing further west to Dayton (5 miles). <br></div><div dir="ltr">Gould envisioned this as part of a transcontinental line at one time. <br></div><div dir="ltr">His dream was very short lived.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Current NS service also extends south of Harrisonburg for 6 miles on the <br></div><div dir="ltr">former B&O/CW to Pleasant Valley and makes interchange with the <br></div><div dir="ltr">Shenandoah Valley Railroad which operates the additional 25 miles of <br></div><div dir="ltr">ex-CW/ex-B&O trackage south to Staunton. And lastly, NS service extends <br></div><div dir="ltr">north 13 miles to Broadway on former B&O/SOU trackage. NS's former <br></div><div dir="ltr">B&O/SOU trackage north of Broadway to Strasburg, VA is inactive and <br></div><div dir="ltr">being considered for Rails-to-Trails or Rails & Trails by the state of <br></div><div dir="ltr">Virginia.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The CW Ry station (combination passenger & freight) still stands in <br></div><div dir="ltr">downtown Harrisonburg. Also, a wonderful c.1874 ex-B&O station still <br></div><div dir="ltr">stands at Pleasant Valley in a beautiful rural setting. The ex-CW/ex-B&O <br></div><div dir="ltr">diamond crossing in downtown Harrisonburg remains active.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I had forgotten that the CW Ry in it's heyday interchanged with three <br></div><div dir="ltr">Class-I railroads; SOU in Harrisonburg, NW in Elkton, and C&O in <br></div><div dir="ltr">Staunton.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">John Garner, Newport, VA<br></div><div dir="ltr">________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To change your subscription go to<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</a><br></div></div>
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