Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac – after CSX
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The RF&P was chartered in 1834. It was to run between the Civil War capitals of the South and the North. The railroad evolved into a bridge line, connecting the major lines of the south, such as the ACL, SAL and C&O, with the major carriers in the north, such as the Pennsy and the B&O.
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| Producer | A&R Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 2 hours |
| Technical Details | No Region Code |
The RF&P was chartered in 1834. It was to run between the Civil War capitals of the South and the North. The railroad evolved into a bridge line, connecting the major lines of the south, such as the ACL, SAL and C&O, with the major carriers in the north, such as the Pennsy and the B&O. The RF&P was absorbed into CSX Transportation in 1991. Chester Kamuda spent much time along the 113 mile route, from Potomac Yard in Washington, DC, to Acca Yard in Richmond. Most of the program is in the CSX era but we get a few looks at earlier power clad in blue and gray. All color, maps and narration.
CapitolRailfan88 –
Ok, before I go into full nerd mode lets address a point that I normally don’t make excuses for: Shaky “Home movie style” video work. Normally I cant stand this kind of footage, especially if I’m buying a DVD, however in this case I can make an exception, its not THAT terrible, the movie is about half and half with unsteady to steady camera work, and its the RF&P so yeah it gets a pass from me.
This production follows the RF&P, obviously, starting with a quick look at Acca yard before moving north up the subdivision. A good chunk of time is spent at Ashland, Doswell and Quantico with small stops along the way. For me the video gets interesting as the movie gets to Woodbridge. On a quick side note, the movie then jumps south to what I believe was Featherstone back in the day, not a negative just an odd jump south when the movie seems to move constantly North. After Woodbridge the videographer shows off some very cool shots of Lorton, before Lorton Market was built. It is a little odd there were not shots off of the old wooden bridge that was in place during that time, again not a negative just an observation. The movie then shows off the S curves that were in place while the bridge over Lorton Rd was being expanded and replaced which I had completely forgotten about. The rest of the movie moves quickly up the line to Newington and then to Alexandria, both at Potomac yard and the Amtrak station. I wish the movie had spent some more time showing off these 2 locations, it feels like these 2 spots were cut short as compared to the time spent on Ashland and Doswell. The parting shot is a good one from Franconia Rd, seeing the Blue line still under construction as an RF&P unit leads a train south.
The shaky video footage can be looked past, the narration at times isn’t as easy to hear if a train is passing in a scene, the locations are still somewhat accessible with he exception of a few, the run time of 2 hours moves by quickly. Great video, highly recommended.
transitionalman –
I expected this DVD to simply showcase the former RF&P between Richmond and Alexandria VA – I was wrong! This DVD shows some footage from the end of the RF&P, 1990s CSX as well as CSX from the 2000s and is a GREAT showcase of the power and trains from those eras. I enjoyed how this video showed Amtrak’s Auto-Train using both heritage equipment as well as the Superliners. The only thing that could have made this video better would be some more footage of Potomac Yard before it was completely abandoned. Overall an OUTSTANING VIDEO that I am happy to have bought.