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Chris Webster

April 19, 2009 06:57PM

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I came across a Pbase gallery of that has several images of what is left of the Virginia Central narrow gauge:

Virginia Central narrow gauge: The abandon line from Fredericksburg to Orange

I wasn't familiar with this operation, but a quick internet search lead me to the Wikipedia entry "Virginia Central Railroad":

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The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (PF&P RR) operated 38 miles (61 km) of 3 foot gauge railroad between Fredericksburg (with a connection to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad) and Orange (with a connection to the Orange & Alexandria railroad). It operated as narrow gauge until after World War I. In 1926, the line was standard gauged and the name changed to the Virginia Central Railway. In 1938, the entire line was abandoned except for a one mile segment in Fredericksburg which lasted until 1983.

Source: Wikipedia: Virginia Central Railroad

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Virginia Central narrow gauge	Chris Webster	April 19, 2009 06:57PM
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Re: Virginia Central narrow gauge	Mike Stillwell	March 18, 2010 07:56AM
Re: Virginia Central narrow gauge / SS&S Ry.	Mike Stillwell	March 18, 2010 08:04AM
Re: Virginia Central narrow gauge / SS&S Ry.	Ken Martin	March 18, 2010 10:15AM
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