Emailing: Shenandoah Div excursion 1956

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As a young child I saw this excursion, and would like to clarify that this
came up the B&O Shenandoah Subdivision to Charlestown and used the
Charlestown Beltline to connect with the N&W at Charlestown where power was
changed from B&O diesel to N&W steam.  Thanks to my dad, a closet raillfan,
for allowing me to this see special move over rare trackage that is no
longer in place.  It did return via Shenandoah Junction, which was the route
of very early N&W passenger trains to Washington

Mason Cooper

 

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Rick:

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

For those curious as to why the B&O would have used "FA-2s" on the
excursion, they had some steam generator equipped dual service A and B
units.  If that's indeed what B&O used in this instance, I suppose
technically we should say "FPA-2s" but the more important thing is thanking
Rick for sharing with us!

 

Dave Phelps

 

In a message dated 9/20/2013 6:39:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Photo of Shenandoah Division 1956 excursion on interchange track at
Shenandoah Jct on its return trip.  After the N&W power and the combine cut
off, the B&O FA2's coupled up to take the train east.  The steam locomotives
with the combine backed to the N&W main and headed north to Hagerstown after
the excursion cleared.  The photo is from a collection I purchased recently.

 

--Rick Morrison



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