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Viewing Album:  Norfolk, VA, Amtrak Start-Up
 
By:G. R. Harper
Dates:12/11/2012 - 12/12/2012
Album Info:Images from my two-day adventure chasing and riding trains associated with Amtrak's return to Norfolk, VA.
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Crowds gather at the Ashland, VA station prior to Norfolk Inaugural train's arrival.
Title:  Crowds gather at the Ashland, VA station prior to Norfolk Inaugural train's arrival.
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:25:40 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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CSXT 723 northbound through Ashland prior to Inaugural train's arrival.
Title:  CSXT 723 northbound through Ashland prior to Inaugural train's arrival.
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:27:16 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 723(ES44AC-H)
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Amtrak Norfolk inaugural train arrives in Ashland, VA
Title:  Amtrak Norfolk inaugural train arrives in Ashland, VA
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:28:46 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
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Norfolk inaugural train, P94411, comes to a stop in Ashland
Title:  Norfolk inaugural train, P94411, comes to a stop in Ashland
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:30:57 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
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Norfolk inaugural train, P94411, stretched through Ashland
Title:  Norfolk inaugural train, P94411, stretched through Ashland
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:32:45 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
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Norfolk Inaugural train, P94411, in the Ashland station
Title:  Norfolk Inaugural train, P94411, in the Ashland station
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:34:34 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman greets people on the ground at Ashland
Title:  Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman greets people on the ground at Ashland
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/14/2012 10:19:51 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Top-of-the-Line representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia, CSX, Amtrak and NS await their turns to address the crowd at Ashland
Title:  Top-of-the-Line representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia, CSX, Amtrak and NS await their turns to address the crowd at Ashland
Description:  Kevin Page, Virginia DRPT, unknown, Ellen Fitzsimmons, CSX; Joe Boardman, Amtrak; Wick Moorman, NS.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/14/2012 10:24:30 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Box lunches are loaded onto the Norfolk Inaugural train
Title:  Box lunches are loaded onto the Norfolk Inaugural train
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:37:08 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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CSXT office car Greenbrier and NS Delaware and Amtrak Beech Grove on P94411 at Ashland
Title:  CSXT office car Greenbrier and NS Delaware and Amtrak Beech Grove on P94411 at Ashland
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:38:40 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Amtrak business car Beech Grove on rear of Norfolk inaugural train leaving Ashland
Title:  Amtrak business car Beech Grove on rear of Norfolk inaugural train leaving Ashland
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:40:54 AM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Amtrak inaugural train sits in the Richmond station
Title:  Amtrak inaugural train sits in the Richmond station
Description:  Some sun on the train at last. Sunlight was in short supply both days. :(
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:42:46 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
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Norfolk inaugural train at the Richmond station
Title:  Norfolk inaugural train at the Richmond station
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:44:31 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
Four fans, one resident and best friend await the passage of the Norfolk inaugural train over the James River
Title:  Four fans, one resident and best friend await the passage of the Norfolk inaugural train over the James River
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:46:05 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Train 89 with private car crossed the James ahead of the inaugural train
Title:  Train 89 with private car crossed the James ahead of the inaugural train
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:48:01 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Norfolk inaugural train crossed the James River
Title:  Norfolk inaugural train crossed the James River
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:49:44 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC) AMTK 119(P42DC)
Views:  291   Comments: 1
Norfolk inaugural train slows for a stop in Windsor, VA, to pick up the Virginia governor
Title:  Norfolk inaugural train slows for a stop in Windsor, VA, to pick up the Virginia governor
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:51:26 AM
Location:  Windsor, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 119(P42DC)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Fans shoot the arrival of the Norfolk inaugural train in Norfolk
Title:  Fans shoot the arrival of the Norfolk inaugural train in Norfolk
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:54:38 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
Norfolk inaugural train sits at the platform in Norfolk. Bridge 5 in the background
Title:  Norfolk inaugural train sits at the platform in Norfolk. Bridge 5 in the background
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 10:59:55 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Band crowd and inauguaral train at Harbor Park in Norfolk
Title:  Band crowd and inauguaral train at Harbor Park in Norfolk
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:03:29 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Amtrak's Mobile Command Center in Harbor Park at Norfolk
Title:  Amtrak's Mobile Command Center in Harbor Park at Norfolk
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:05:19 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Office cars on the inaugural train with Bridge 5 in the background
Title:  Office cars on the inaugural train with Bridge 5 in the background
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:13:30 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Kids pose with "Brainy" NS's grade crossing safety mascot
Title:  Kids pose with "Brainy" NS's grade crossing safety mascot
Description:  "Train your Brain" for grade crossing safety
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:15:20 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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In a rare appearance, the author of this album and others, poses with Brainy
Title:  In a rare appearance, the author of this album and others, poses with Brainy
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:17:05 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Young man enjoys model train layout. The zombie-like mechanical conductor in the background was sorta creepy
Title:  Young man enjoys model train layout. The zombie-like mechanical conductor in the background was sorta creepy
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:18:29 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Norfolk event tent and inaugural train at Harbor Park
Title:  Norfolk event tent and inaugural train at Harbor Park
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Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:27:24 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Inaugural train with heritage unit to the left. TV stations with remote units to the right
Title:  Inaugural train with heritage unit to the left. TV stations with remote units to the right
Description:  The solid grey overcast was the rule of the day both this day and the next.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:29:52 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC) AMTK 156(P42DC)
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The first revenue train pulls along the Norfolk platform.
Title:  The first revenue train pulls along the Norfolk platform.
Description:  Appx. 300 boarded train 174 on the first day of service. The last time Amtrak left "NFK" was May 31, 1977
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:31:57 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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FLASHBACK!!! The last Amtrak "Mountaineer" prepares to depart Norfolk. May 31, 1977
Title:  FLASHBACK!!! The last Amtrak "Mountaineer" prepares to depart Norfolk. May 31, 1977
Description:  Amtrak has served Norfolk before! the two-year experimental route operated from March 25, 1975 until May 31, 1977
Photo Date:  5/31/1977  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:37:04 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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The first train #174 is minutes away from it departure. We have a signal to proceed!
Title:  The first train #174 is minutes away from it departure. We have a signal to proceed!
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:40:42 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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The first revenue train #174 from Norfolk sits in the Richmond station awaiting departure time
Title:  The first revenue train #174 from Norfolk sits in the Richmond station awaiting departure time
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:42:10 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 148(P42DC)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Train #174 from Norfolk departs the Richmond station
Title:  Train #174 from Norfolk departs the Richmond station
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:43:36 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Northbound CSX train at BX, where the new Norfolk connection enters the CSX main line
Title:  Northbound CSX train at BX, where the new Norfolk connection enters the CSX main line
Description:  Following my ride on the first revenue train out of Norfolk several of us went to catch the Board of Directors train which left Norfolk three hours after #174 did
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:45:10 AM
Location:  Petersburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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CSX 5342 under the s.a.s. signals at BX
Title:  CSX 5342 under the s.a.s. signals at BX
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:48:35 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 5342(ES44DC)
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Amtrak Board of Directors train approaches BX on the new connection built to accommodate the new service
Title:  Amtrak Board of Directors train approaches BX on the new connection built to accommodate the new service
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:52:33 AM
Location:  Petersburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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The Board of Directors train enters the CSX main, just north of Collier Yard in Petersburg
Title:  The Board of Directors train enters the CSX main, just north of Collier Yard in Petersburg
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:54:23 AM
Location:  Petersburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
Board of Directors train under the s.a.s. BX cantilever
Title:  Board of Directors train under the s.a.s. BX cantilever
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:56:15 AM
Location:  Petersburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Business cars on rear of Board of Directors train at BX
Title:  Business cars on rear of Board of Directors train at BX
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 11:58:18 AM
Location:  Petersburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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NS's full-length dome "Delaware" now on the CSX mail en route to Washington
Title:  NS's full-length dome "Delaware" now on the CSX mail en route to Washington
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 12:00:01 PM
Location:  Petersburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Amtrak business car Beech Grove now on the CSX en route to Washington
Title:  Amtrak business car Beech Grove now on the CSX en route to Washington
Description:  Note Christmassy drumhead adorning the rear now. Not the "AmtrakVirginia" one seen yesterday.
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 12:01:48 PM
Location:  Petersburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Oliver, the Christmas dog, stretches at the Ashland station prior to the Board of Directors train passage
Title:  Oliver, the Christmas dog, stretches at the Ashland station prior to the Board of Directors train passage
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Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 12:04:22 PM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Amtrak Board of Directors train passes through Ashland on its way back to Washington
Title:  Amtrak Board of Directors train passes through Ashland on its way back to Washington
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 12:06:17 PM
Location:  Ashland, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
Beech Grove brings up the rear of the Board of Directors train as it passes through Ashland
Title:  Beech Grove brings up the rear of the Board of Directors train as it passes through Ashland
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 12:08:36 PM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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It's hard to make out, but here is my radio controlled wristwatch at 12:12:12 on 12/12/12
Title:  It's hard to make out, but here is my radio controlled wristwatch at 12:12:12 on 12/12/12
Description:  Nothing to do with the train saga, but this will never happen again in our lifetimes
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 12:10:04 PM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Christmas tree in bay window at Culpeper, Va with NS train 228 passing by
Title:  Christmas tree in bay window at Culpeper, Va with NS train 228 passing by
Description:  Again, this has nothing to do with the Norfolk train adventure, but it's how I ended up this memorable adventure this day awaiting the arrival of the Lynchburg Regional to take me home
Photo Date:  12/12/2012  Upload Date: 12/13/2012 12:12:30 PM
Location:  Culpeper, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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