A.C.H. Photos
Classic Ashland
After a hugely successful day chasing the Canadian leaders out of Richmond, I began heading for home, and there's nowhere better to eat dinner than trackside in Ashland. As I just opened my fresh hushpuppies, the scanner crackled to life and a VERY late Q031 began calling signals. An excited family spending their evening watching trains gave a wave to the engineer as they came through hot and heavy at trackspeed in beautiful golden hour lighting. While Amtrak's new Taj Mahal of train platforms has removed some of the magic of what was otherwise a simple southern station stop, this is still a place that should be on everyone's list.
Classic Ashland
After a hugely successful day chasing the Canadian leaders out of Richmond, I began heading for home, and there's nowhere better to eat dinner than trackside in Ashland. As I just opened my fresh hushpuppies, the scanner crackled to life and a VERY late Q031 began calling signals. An excited family spending their evening watching trains gave a wave to the engineer as they came through hot and heavy at trackspeed in beautiful golden hour lighting. While Amtrak's new Taj Mahal of train platforms has removed some of the magic of what was otherwise a simple southern station stop, this is still a place that should be on everyone's list.