{"id":43946,"date":"2026-04-09T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=43946"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:39:50","slug":"buckingham-branch-display-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/buckingham-branch-display-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckingham Branch Display Train"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We arrived in Staunton, Virginia, under sunny skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On our list of things to do was a trip on the Virginia Scenic Railway, the passenger excursion affiliate of the Buckingham Branch Railroad, which operates this portion of the former Chesapeake & Ohio main line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after arriving, we visited the VSR\u2019s new station facilities, located a short distance west of the old Chesapeake & Ohio station. Here, we found VSR\u2019s \u201cpocket streamliner,\u201d as well as a freshly painted Buckingham Branch display train that serves as the gift shop and public restrooms for passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took the opportunity to make a variety of images of the Buckingham Branch GP16 diesel on display, along with photographs of the other equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next morning, we returned for our VSR excursion over the former C&O. We were not disappointed\u2026stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracking the Light explores the old Chesapeake & Ohio!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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