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Virginia Central Railway #347 |
| Description: |
Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July of 1892 for the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railroad as their number #28, The locomotive was transferred over to the Western Maryland Railroad in 1906 being renumbered #347 and classified as an H3-c Consolidation. In 1929, the locomotive was sold to the Virginia Central Railway which kept the WM number #347. The locomotive was sidelined in 1938 and subsequently scrapped later that year due to the removal of 37 miles of track from a total of 38 miles ranging from Orange, Virginia, to West Fredericksburg, Virginia, which caused the locomotive to be surplus power to other, more powerful locomotives on the roster such as Ex: C&O 2-8-0 #901. This photograph shows #347 in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, yards shortly before the mainline was cut back to 1 mile and the engine was retired and scrapped. Month and year are correct. Exact day is an estimate. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1938 Upload Date: 5/5/2020 11:06:55 AM |
| Location: |
Fredericksburg, VA |
| Author: |
Harold K. Vollrath |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track |
| Locomotives: |
VC 347(2-8-0) |
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Virginia Central Railway Orange, Virginia, Passenger Station |
| Description: |
The Virginia Central Railways Orange, Virginia, Passenger Station is still alive and well even after the track between West Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Orange, Virginia has been abandoned since 1938. Now in use as a private dwelling, the station is located on what used to be the northern leg of the wye connecting the Southern Railways mainline to the Virginia Central's mainline. |
| Photo Date: |
4/5/2020 Upload Date: 5/12/2020 1:03:47 PM |
| Location: |
Orange, VA |
| Author: |
Nick Jobe |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Transit,Passenger |
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