RCF_2117-SharpenAI-Softness
It was Sunday morning, May 3, 1985, and I was on my way to Richmond for another Monday morning meeting. As I passed the Spring tipple at Tacoma, Va., between Norton and Coeburn, my eyes immediately focused on a genuine Virginian hopper car--in service, loaded, and standing in a spot where I could get a photo.
The VGN was merged into the N&W in 1959, but 26 years later, finding Virginian equipment still in original form was increasingly rare. VGN 4611 was thus recorded on Kodachrome film with my Nikon. The 70-tonner was fully loaded with Wise County coal bound for some unknown consignee. In a railroad world where roller bearings were the standard, the car's old solid bearing trucks bespoke its antiquity. I'm glad I stopped long enough to get this photo.
RCF_2117-SharpenAI-Softness
It was Sunday morning, May 3, 1985, and I was on my way to Richmond for another Monday morning meeting. As I passed the Spring tipple at Tacoma, Va., between Norton and Coeburn, my eyes immediately focused on a genuine Virginian hopper car--in service, loaded, and standing in a spot where I could get a photo.
The VGN was merged into the N&W in 1959, but 26 years later, finding Virginian equipment still in original form was increasingly rare. VGN 4611 was thus recorded on Kodachrome film with my Nikon. The 70-tonner was fully loaded with Wise County coal bound for some unknown consignee. In a railroad world where roller bearings were the standard, the car's old solid bearing trucks bespoke its antiquity. I'm glad I stopped long enough to get this photo.