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Viewing Album:  Staples Mill Road Station
 
By:Matthew Zisi
Dates:6/11/2017 - 6/11/2017
Album Info:Staples Mill Road is one of those small, 1970s-style stations built after the golden age of passenger travel, when many big cities no longer needed their big terminals for railroads. In this case, Richmond's Main Street Station was eventually renovated and brought back to service, but Staples Mill remains the one where most of the trains stop. Quite a bit of traffic rolls through here, both passenger and freight, as you'll see.
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Mural
Title:  Mural
Description:  Across the tracks from the station. That is an old Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac design.
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:16:34 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station
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Views:  155   Comments: 0
Switchtower
Title:  Switchtower
Description:  One of those old switchtowers you still see, no longer used.
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:18:06 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Track
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Amtrak 121
Title:  Amtrak 121
Description:  The island platform in the middle is kept clear until a train pulls in; then, passengers are allowed to cross over from the station to board.
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:20:32 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 121(P42DC)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
Amtrak 121
Title:  Amtrak 121
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:23:30 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 121(P42DC)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
People Boarding
Title:  People Boarding
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:27:09 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  161   Comments: 0
AMTK 61038
Title:  AMTK 61038
Description:  Apparently, closing the door to the baggage car is optional; it was still open when the train pulled out of the station!
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:22:18 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  205   Comments: 0
Dover Harbor
Title:  Dover Harbor
Description:  A treat on the back!
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:28:26 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  157   Comments: 0
Dover Harbor
Title:  Dover Harbor
Description:  The Dover Harbor, a private passenger car owned by the D.C. chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and available for excursions http://doverharbor.com/
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:29:48 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  187   Comments: 0
Dover Harbor
Title:  Dover Harbor
Description:  Built in 1923 by Pullman for the Pennsylvania Railroad, this car was originally named the Maple Shade. It was rebuilt into six double bedrooms, a buffet, and a lounge by Pullman in 1934 and given its present name, though it was then assigned to the New York Central. Trains it operated on include the Broadway Limited, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Lake Shore Limited, the Commodore Vanderbilt, the Cleveland Limited, the Knickerbocker, the Montrealer, and the Washingtonian. For a more complete history, see this link: http://doverharbor.com/history.htm
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:30:39 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  252   Comments: 0
Amtrak 204
Title:  Amtrak 204
Description:  This train was not scheduled; it pulled into the station, the crew got out, and it just sat there.
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:32:14 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 204(P42DC)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
CSX 3184
Title:  CSX 3184
Description:  While Amtrak 204 sat there, a freight train showed up!
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:33:23 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Station,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3184(ES44AC-H)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
CSX 3184
Title:  CSX 3184
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:34:20 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3184(ES44AC-H)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
CSX 3184 Amtrak 204
Title:  CSX 3184 Amtrak 204
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:35:26 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3184(ES44AC-H) AMTK 204(P42DC)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
CSX 7812 Amtrak 204
Title:  CSX 7812 Amtrak 204
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:36:39 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7812(C40-8W) AMTK 204(P42DC)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
LMIC 200083
Title:  LMIC 200083
Description:  Lake Michigan and Indiana Railroad reporting mark
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:37:42 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Action
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Views:  134   Comments: 0
ITDX 7154
Title:  ITDX 7154
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:38:45 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Action
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
CSX Coil Cars
Title:  CSX Coil Cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:39:48 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Action
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
CSXT 493319
Title:  CSXT 493319
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 7/21/2017 12:40:44 PM
Location:  Richmond (Amtrak), VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Action
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Views:  152   Comments: 0

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