Nostalgia & History > RF&P Rambles

More scans from when I was 15 years old, riding around the DC area on my bicycle to take photos. These shots on the RF&P.

1) Southbound Silver Star departing Alexandria station (back around the curve) in August 1971. This is an Amtrak train but still looks like the old RF&P/SCL train, even down to the E-8/E-7 power combo.

2) It's Thanksgiving Day 1971, very cold, and the RF&P is still running football specials from Richmond to Washington for Redskin's games. Here's a NB football special running as the second section of the Florida Special through Lorton VA. Interesting collection of passenger equipment including RF&P coaches, some C&O cars, and others.

3) Southbound Silver Star in Alexandria in December 1971, passing the extensive Fruit Grower's Express shops (now gone).

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Nice pictures. I was also 15 in 1971 and had great pleasure/experiences
riding the Silver Star; Silver Meteor from NJ to FL before/after 1971.

Really nice photos.
Wish I had started taking photos when I was 15.
ALLEN

I actually started when I was about 12 with a Brownie box camera. Those shots aren't very good! But just for fun I may scan some of those and post, with some HEAVY editing and cropping!