Washington and old dominion railroad revisited / David A. Guillaudeu and Paul E. McCray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guillaudeu, David A., author.

Mccray, Paul E., author.

Series:

Images of rail.

Images of rail

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads.

Virginia--History.

Virginia.

Washington & Old Dominion Railroad.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

"Images of Rail: Washington & Old Dominion Railroad coverd the railroad's corporate history, construction, and operation. This second volume expands the coverage with a geographic focus on four locations: Rosslyn, Great Falls, Leesburg, and Purcellville. The images within offer a look at the railroad's feed and grain buisness, railfan-type views of equipment, and a visual record of methods used to maintain the right-of-way and place equipment back on the tracks. Additionally, this work offers a history of the conversion of the right-of-way into the very popular Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. Learn about the history of mills and their place in the local economy. See how the Burro crane was a jack of all trades. Look under the hood and inside the cab to imagine what it was like to be an engineer on one of the railroad's Baldwin-Westinghouse electric freight locomotives." -- from cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Rosslyn

Great Falls

Leesburg

Purcellville

Mills

Locomotive details

Maintaining the Right of Way

W&OD Railroad Regional Trail.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439656976

1439656975