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Kris booked our Virginia Scenic Railway tickets online days before we arrived in Staunton, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As previously covered on Tracking the Light<\/em>, we visited the Virginia Scenic Railway\u2019s new Staunton station on the evening before our trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the morning of our trip, we arrived with plenty of time to spare, giving me an opportunity to photograph both the equipment and the surroundings using my Nikon Z6 III and my father\u2019s old Leica M4 (loaded with Ektachrome 100). We visited the gift shop, located in one of the restored 50ft boxcars and I bought a beer glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we waited, a Buckingham Branch local freight worked up-grade on the former Chesapeake & Ohio main line. Before long, our train would reverse out of the station and follow the freight up-grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More on our train ride in the coming days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracking the Light visits the Virginia Scenic Railway!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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