Richest Little Railroad in the World
Nicknamed "The Richest Little Railroad in the World" at one time, the Virginian Railroad hauled West Virginia bituminous coal to Hampton Roads near Norfolk, Virginia for export. The Virginian was merged into the Norfolk & Western in 1959.
NS 1069, the Virginian Heritage Unit rests comfortably in the spur in downtown Corunna, Indiana on NS' ex-LS&MS/NYC/PC/CR Chicago Line. The 1069's rear truck had set off the defect detector in Brimfield while serving as the lead unit of train 26W, and it was eventually decided by all involved its trip was over.
NS 1069 is an SD70ACe and was built by EMD for NS in May of 2012 as one of their original heritage units.
Read about the Virginian here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginian_Railway
Richest Little Railroad in the World
Nicknamed "The Richest Little Railroad in the World" at one time, the Virginian Railroad hauled West Virginia bituminous coal to Hampton Roads near Norfolk, Virginia for export. The Virginian was merged into the Norfolk & Western in 1959.
NS 1069, the Virginian Heritage Unit rests comfortably in the spur in downtown Corunna, Indiana on NS' ex-LS&MS/NYC/PC/CR Chicago Line. The 1069's rear truck had set off the defect detector in Brimfield while serving as the lead unit of train 26W, and it was eventually decided by all involved its trip was over.
NS 1069 is an SD70ACe and was built by EMD for NS in May of 2012 as one of their original heritage units.
Read about the Virginian here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginian_Railway