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With ticket reservations in hand, we arrived early at Virginia Scenic Railway’s C&O Flats Station to catch the shuttle bus across town to the historic C&O station in downtown Staunton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a big day for me, a long time coming. Finally, I’d get my trip in a Budd Vista dome behind Norfolk & Western J No. 611.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Scenic’s demonstration train made for a stunning silhouette as we waited to board the bus. Exposed using a Nikon Z6-III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracking the Light explores railroad photography daily!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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