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Date: 08/03/15 11:54
A Date With a Virginian
Author: Ohiorailfan

The VGN Heritage made an appearance in Columbus, Ohio leading NS 376. Mutliple fans were out to capture the move. I captured it at CP 146, Hague Avenue, and Harper road. 

Enjoy!!

 



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Date: 08/03/15 11:56
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: Ohiorailfan

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Date: 08/03/15 11:56
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: bluesboyst

Nice shots... Is CP146 near buckeye yard?

steve

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Date: 08/03/15 12:17
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: halfmoonharold

It's at the south end of Buckeye.

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Date: 08/03/15 12:22
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: P

Was this a nb move?  If so, that is a quick post to Trainorders! 

I got notified it arrived CIncinnati this morning, but I could not work it into my day.  Glad some of you could. 

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Date: 08/03/15 12:23
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: IRP

Nice shots!

Nolan Majcher
Broadview Heights, OH
Nolan Majcher Photography

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Date: 08/03/15 14:18
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: ns1000

VERY NICE....!! I like Pic 1!!

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Date: 08/03/15 16:33
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: Ohiorailfan

P Wrote:
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> Was this a nb move?  If so, that is a quick post
> to Trainorders! 
>
> I got notified it arrived CIncinnati this morning,
> but I could not work it into my day.  Glad some
> of you could. 


Yes, northbound to Bellevue

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Date: 08/03/15 16:34
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: 3rdswitch

That is one massive signal bridge, nice catches.
JB

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Date: 08/03/15 18:38
Re: A Date With a Virginian
Author: ironmtn

3rdswitch Wrote:
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> That is one massive signal bridge, nice catches.
> JB

Very nice images. The VGN unit is a personal favorite -- I have always really liked that Virginian paint scheme.

And the signal bridge is fine too. It's a much better design than the "tinkertoy" designs currently being implemented. Much less visual clutter, and better signal visibility as a result. The "tinkertoy" designs are visual nightmares from a design point of view. A relatively simple design structurally, too. With today's higher strength steels and fastening / joining systems, single beam designs like that would be even easier to erect than before. Southern figured this out in the old days (don't I recall that theirs were recycled from freight car center sills?), and so did Pennsy. Don't want to paint them? Use Cor-Ten "rusting surface" steel. Sorry to interject an ancillary point, but I've been itching to say this -- and that shot of that beautiful VGN-design heritage units with that impressive, modern-looking Pennsy signal bridge was an opportunity. Design-oriented guy rant over.

Back to compliments and offering thanks again for the wonderful images of that stunning VGN paint scheme.

MC
Columbia, Missouri

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