Steam & Excursion > N&W 611 Shenandoah Valley Limited October 18th & 19th

Saturday October 18th my wife, son, and I found ourselves in Virginia chasing Virginia Scenic Railway's Shenandoah Valley Limited on the Buckingham Branch Railroad both the 9am and 2:30pm trips. On Sunday we rode the 9am trip and chased the 2:30pm trip before heading back home to NC. I rarely breakout the camera anymore but it was nice to have a weekend getaway and experience some mainline steam.
Part 1 and 2 are Scenes of the 9am run from Goshen to LaGrange and return

1.We were late getting up and out of the hotel that morning so we were only able to get one shot of the eastbound run seen along Hebron Rd at Snyder Va

2.The westbound return trip to Goshen Va with 611 bringing up the rear by the signals at milepost 230.3 near Christian Va

3.Buckingham Branch Railroad GP38-2 16 leading westbound at the Bells Valley

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very nice

Part 2 

1.611 and train returning to the Victoria Station on the Goshen Industrial Lead

2.CSX was nice enough to add a westbound empty hopper train to the mix seen here at Bells Valley

3.611 is eastbound again crossing Quarry Rd at Craigsville Va on the 2:30 trip

Part 3 to follow

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Part 3
 1.I spotted this angle by accident and thought I would give it a try. This is at Snyder Va along Hebron Rd near the siding at LaGrange

2.611 bringing up the rear west of Craigsville Va

Part 4 to follow

 

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Part 4

The first two shots are of the train passing by Bells Valley and finally 611 easing down the Goshen Industrial Lead to wrap up Saturday`s trips. 

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Sunday the 19th turned out cloudy for the 2:30pm run. We followed it East as far as LaGrange before we headed for home. First up was Amtrak 50 the eastbound Cardinal followed by 611 both seen at the Cove Run Farm not far outside Goshen Va

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This series of 3 shots show the train cresting the grade at North Mountain

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Finally the train is over the top and gone with the diesels bringing up the rear. We caught up to the train one last time with 611 bringing up the rear passing the signals at the Westend of LaGrange siding headed back West for Goshen. Thank You all for looking. 

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holiwood Wrote:
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> very nice

Thank You

Posted from iPhone

Good stuff... you should "breakout" your camera more often!

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

Nice ones!  I really like the sixth shot on the bridge and the first of the hill cresting, which is really spectacular.

Keep that camera handy!

That image at Snyder with the mountain backrop is astounding !

wsshptd Wrote:
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> This series of 3 shots show the train cresting the
> grade at North Mountain

Your first shot looks like the time 611 went up Saluda Grade.  Wow!