Auto Train 4000 on the RF&P Over the South Anna River Editors Pick! Contributor's Pick!       
Racks before passenger cars, just the opposite of the Amtrak version. Amtrak's makes more sense relative to slack action.
Date: 6/24/1972 Location: Gum Tree, VA   Map Show Gum Tree on a rail map Views: 1638 Collection Of:   Marty Bernard
Locomotives: AT 4000(U36B)    Author:  Marty Bernard
Auto Train 4000 on the RF&P Over the South Anna River
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Zachary DeVore General Really nice shot. Great location. 1/4/2008 1:43:54 PM
David Stewart General Wow!!! Awesome, Good stuff!!! Great shot/location! 1/15/2008 10:12:26 PM
Virgil Fitzpatrick General And those same auto racks were just recently retired from service. Hopefully their placetakers will roll onward 1/16/2008 7:17:31 PM
Zach Pumphery General That really was a unique outfit. Nice shot of a fairly rare subject. 1/19/2008 1:08:53 AM
Rick Hoar General I've ridden with these guys alot, both in the cab and in back. They knew the road and would make little 2-3 pound brake applications in just the right places and mostly avoided any slack action. The worst you got was slammed up against walls on high speed crossovers and that would happen no matter where in the train you were placed. 1/22/2008 4:35:17 AM
Rick Hoar General They had a reason for running this way and darned if I can remember why. I think it had something to do with derailments but I don't recall the reasoning behind that. 1/22/2008 4:39:30 AM
James D Mehl General History is still alive and you've caught just in time, GREAT shot, GREAT local, thank-you for being there! 1/30/2008 4:29:56 AM
Jim Gavin General Another great one Marty. 2/24/2008 4:51:27 PM
Douglas Hildebrandt General Nice catch! 11/14/2008 12:59:05 AM

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