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Passenger Trains > C&O from Orange to GordonsvilleDate: 05/20/15 11:06 C&O from Orange to Gordonsville Author: bluesboyst Has the Buckingham Branch completed the trackwork on the old C&O from Orange to Gordonsville? What is the new speed limit?
Steve Date: 05/20/15 11:17 Re: C&O from Orange to Gordonsville Author: Chessie1963 I rode in October and according to my speed app we were in the 25-30 mph range for that segment.
Date: 05/20/15 12:30 Re: C&O from Orange to Gordonsville Author: P I beleive that is at least twice the previous speed. Should help with schedule keeping, and I have noted that there doesnt seem to have been many VERY late arrivals into NYC in recent months.
The last time I rode this segment, they were performing a lot of maintenance on the ROW including actively cutting down the pole line along the ROW. Sad to see that go... Date: 05/20/15 13:49 Re: C&O from Orange to Gordonsville Author: mbrotzman Last I rode it in 2012 the train maintained the track speed of 40mph.
Date: 05/20/15 19:35 Re: C&O from Orange to Gordonsville Author: P mbrotzman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Last I rode it in 2012 the train maintained the > track speed of 40mph. One of us may have the segment of track he is referring to confused. I was referring to the slowest section of track east of Charlottesville where track speed was clearly 10-15mph. This is the section of track that I observed them working on a couple of years ago. Date: 05/21/15 15:03 Re: C&O from Orange to Gordonsville Author: bluesboyst It has been 15 to 20 mph for years......so it is good it is up to 35 or so....
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