My guess is the only excursions that truly make money are the ones run by the UP... because they own the locomotives and have control of the right of way and...
There are several profitable tourist lines. Among them would be Strasburg, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountain, and Western Maryland Scenic. Amusement park...
Nope. Like I said, NS could run excursions pulling fans from Roanoke, Christiansburg, Salem areas to Durham for the Virginia Tech - Duke game, the Virginia...
One thing you are missing is that UP only runs a couple of trip a year that are available to the public. Trips like the Super Bowl trip are not open to the...
OK guys, Normally I'm deployed with the US Navy in the South Pacific, but for the next month I'll be home on leave in the Roanoke Valley, home to the "Lost...
It's at the far end of the same siding where the steam locomotives are, just up beyond the 2-8-0. There's a photo of the hoppers, with the tipple visible...
Hello Folks (Those who still visit or monitor this page) I wrote about a month ago announcing that I would be on leave from the Navy in the South Pacific back...
Steve It is great to see these locomotives and historic trucks being worked on at last. Your new pictures really show the classic lines of the engines. They...
Hello Steve, I am trying to aquire a steam locomotive for static display in our city. Do you know what will happen to the engines in your photos? Who do I...
Everyone... As of right now the latest understanding is that all the railroad equipment has been pledged to the Virginia Museum of Transportation (Roanoke VA)....
to those who are interested: Back in July, I was in Richmond VA , taking some training for my job & hear that they intend to unearth the steam locomotive and...
I was in Roanoke today but did not have my camera. However, its obvious work is being done on the locomotives, from what I Could see.... ... From: bootsyone ...
The Machine tools havant been moved yet but we are in communication with a group from Walkersville Maryland, who have an old Ice house, to store the Machine...
Re: Trip to Ice House Hi All, The trip to the Ice house was a success. Both David and I got several photos of the inside and entrance of it and I have posted...
I was last up there over Thanksgiving, so please excuse my late asking... Are the three old rusted hoppers sitting out in the railyard from the scrap yard? And...
Doesn't sound like a done deal quite yet...the following is taken from http://mountainstaterails.net/index.php?showtopic=1096 and was posted on Feb 2nd of this...
Hello Colleague Railfans - this message comes from Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Should I deduce from recent postings that the locomotives, etc., are still at...
Best I know the locomotives are still at the scrapyard but the hoppers have been moved to a track by the VMT I THINK. Bob Welsh Hillsville, VA ... From:...
I was in Roanoke about two weeks ago and the engines were still in the scrap yard then. However, they do appear to have all of the crap cleared from around...
Fella's 3 of the 4 Hoppers are now at the VMofT (Parked on the lead that the N&W 611 is on) the 4th hopper went to the fellow who moved them as payment, he is...
Hello, You are receiving this email because you are watching the topic, "Possible Dates for the tools move" at The Western Virginia Railroad Preservaton...
I was up that way yesterday and you can see 2 of the engines very good from the road now and if you walk down the hill from the bridge you can get some nice...
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