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The Lost Engines
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created by Oherian
on 3/28/2006 4:57 PM
last modified by Oherian
on 8/8/2012 5:42 AM
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Four steam engines and two diesel engines, along with other random railroad cars, all on the edge of a scrapyard. How much cooler can it be?
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Type: Transportation
Status: Steam engines have all been moved to museums
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: You missed them!
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rust active railroad line
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The chance to climb over a historical relic, looking inside boilers and furnaces.
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These were once the powerhouses of the Norfolk and Western railway. The oldest engine here was built in 1903, and all were retired in the 1950s, replaced by newer steam engines, then shortly after, diesels. Virginia Scrap Iron & Metal Co. bought these engines in the 1950s, and they've sat at the edge of the lot since that time.
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The owner of the scrapyard died in 2003, and donated all the railcars to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The museum is likely to keep a few of the pieces and restore them, but the future of the rest is uncertain.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/14/2023 1:17 AM.
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on Dec 14 23 at 1:17, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 14 23 at 1:16, Emperor Wang made this location public on Aug 14 12 at 8:12, Opheliaism validated this location on Aug 8 12 at 5:42, Oherian changed the following: Status, Recommendation, Media Coverage on Sep 2 06 at 14:18, Emperor Wang validated this location on Sep 2 06 at 7:17, Weatherboy changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy on Apr 14 06 at 22:10, Emperor Wang validated this location on Apr 4 06 at 2:34, aGlock4u updated gallery Summer Photos on Apr 4 06 at 2:34, aGlock4u updated gallery picture jm_hiding.jpg on Apr 4 06 at 2:33, aGlock4u updated gallery picture jm_662platform.jpg
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