Train Tuesdays Ross Rowland’s C&O 614 steam locomotive has been repainted green to promote the Greenbrier Presidential Express, a diesel powered luxury passenger train to begin service in 2012. While there are no immediate plans for the 614 to lead the train, we hope to see the 614 pulling the train in the not-too-distant future. [...]
Train Tuesdays According to the C&O Railway Heritage Center’s Facebook page, the C&O 614 will soon be repainted in Greenbriar Express colors for cosmetic display… …will be the last opportunity to see her in her complete, historic paint scheme… …614 update: Chris McBride and his group will begin working on 614 to transform her into [...]
Train Tuesdays Here are a couple videos of recent steam events I was unable to attend. First, Train Fest appears to be an annual steam lovers paradise in the U.S. Here’s Nickel Plate Road number 765: Also, C&O 614 is now at Clifton Forge, VA where they used special effects and models to create some [...]
Train Tuesdays The Low-Tech Times previously covered (here and here) plans for new luxury train service between Washington D.C. and White Sulphur Springs, WV. Work on the luxury train is underway and it will initially be pulled by diesel locomotives, although steam enthusiasts have hopes that steam locomotives will eventually power the train. Eric Eyre [...]
Train Tuesdays With the temporary exhibit scheduled to end May 10, 2011, we visited the Virginia Museum of Transportation last Friday to see Chesapeake and Ohio number 614 next to Norfolk and Western number 611. The are both very massive and impressive machines. This was my first time ever seeing C&O 614 and the first [...]