The RF&P Railroad's Odd Operations
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad was a bridge line transporting freight for railroads like the Chesapeake & Ohio and Seaboard Coast Line. It wasn't a very big railroad, only spanning 113 miles from Richmond, Virginia to the United States' capital at Washington D.C. Within their trackage however, were some interesting operations unlike any other railroad of the time. In this video, I talk about 3 unique operating practices on the RF&P Railroad.
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I hired as an engineer on the RF&P on this date in 1980, having been promoted to engineer on the Southern Railway in 1979. The RF&P was a great outfit to work for! One slight correction: the GP40-2's (141-147) only had one control stand, but the ATC system could be set up for long hood forward by breaking a seal down in the nose and changing the position of a small brass lever which was the same as the acknowledging lever mounted on the cab wall by the engineer's seat. The GP35's (131-138) and straight GP40's (121-127) had dual control stands. I'm still running for CSX with 42 years seniority on the roster.
Great comment - if you're still running the RF&P or North End Subs, I might see you from my car trackside. If you haven't retired already, best wishes for a successful conclusion to your career.
Great little video! Never knew railroads as small as this had so many unique operations. Maybe you should make a mini series going over quirky or unique facts about a railroad, whether is be a fallen flag or shortline.
Virginia is quirky like that.
We had a large number of short railway lines that were major money makers due to their strategic placement. The Virginian Railway is another good example, since it funneled coal down from West Virginia to the ports in Norfolk. In fact, prior to the US’s entry into the Great War, the US Navy’s ships were supplied with coal shipped by the Virginian Railway, since the railway was in close proximity to the Naval base and manufacturing facility in Norfolk.
Oh hey señor 🅱️ennsyfan
The RF&P is my home road. It passes right by my house just outside Washington DC. This road is lesser known, and i’m really grateful that someone actually took the time to talk about how unique the RF&P was
They’ve been gone since 1986?
1991@@ginahodgkins1103
I wish I could have gotten a hold of you a lot sooner man I have photos of the only engine left in Revenue operation down here in Georgia, rf&p number 136
Yeah me too I also have some pictures of it
Oh, the one on the Hartwell?
@@BradfordHowen yeah
Thanks to you Jared, I think I got another new favorite railroad! RF&P was certainly an impressive bridgeline railroad!
I never knew the RF&P had any of these features in their operations but that makes it even more unique and me more fascinated by it. Even though I learned something new here, my favorite feature about the RF&P was that they named all of their 4-8-4s after Confederate Generals, Statesmen and Politicians. These were the last steam engines in the US to be given names. Shame none were preserved.
The RF&P is one of my favorite fallen flags! They have such a neat paint scheme. It wws really cool to learn about some of tbe stuff they did. I didn't even know about it.
Being born in the state of VA, and working around old RF&P units, RF&P has to be my favorite fallen flag of all time! RF&P #101 and three coaches are in the historic roster of the Old Dominion Chapter NRHS. Getting to work on and marvel at these beauties is a real treat!
Maybe a quirky bridgeline Railroad, but it was brilliant
I grew up along the former RF&P and it's one great stretch of railroading
Finally, a video on my favorite obscure railroad.
Speaking of which, can you do a video about the history of the auto train and why it came to be?
I second this!!
Check out the Florida Adventures In Railroading website.
Check out the Florida Adventures In Railroading website.
If I remember correctly, when Amtrak first started, the RF&P was continually complaining about Amtrak’s broken down junk getting underfoot and delaying the RF&P hot shot freights.
always loved the RF&P, but hate how little info there is out there...thanks for doing this!
The RF&P Historical Society has loads of books and info. The society meets quarterly in Fredericksburg. There are several Facebook groups as well as the Societies webpage devoted to the railroad.
1:57 if you look at the CSX dash 7, you can see it was the odd unit with the front letters in Times New Roman
Thanks , nice one 👍 Another interesting fallen flag road.
Now the RF&P is remembered by one of CSXs heritage units
Yup, it cool that they us a Geep from the RF&P.
We have a sole surviving ALCO S-2 slug down here that is still in original RF&P paint (Miami, FL).. Great Video
As a Virginian i thank you for making this video
It would be neat if you did a video on the Chicago & Illinois Midland. Very interesting shortline that not a lot of people know about.
Now this is what we need.
Its pretty interesting how these types of railways worked. Nice!
Very interesting, I’ve always been fascinated by the RF&P. Will have to make it down there someday to see the present day CSX operations.
Go to Ashland, then. The Virtual Railfan camera in Ashland is situated facing the old line, which ran right through town.
@@MatthewChenault or go to Fredericksburg historic downtown. catch action at the Fredericksburg Amtrak Station. The bridge over the Rappahannock there is a pretty cool sight as well.
CSX will make a heritage unit of it sometime in the near future, just like what they’ve started
I've got a small fondness for the RF&P and I have a few DVD's featuring their motive power. While it may only take up like 8 minutes of runtime across all of the train dvd's I own, its still an interesting line. Also Ik RF&P and ACL diesels were leased to the N&W which bumped the J's from passenger service in late 1950's.
Why do you upload so often?!? I love it!!
I work at RF&P park in Henrico, VA and I see those train cars every day. Thank you for including those pictures in your video.
Quirky, maybe. Classy and well-run, definitely.
Great video. I never knew about the RFP. I had a model boxcar of one but never knew it's history. Great video again
Fantastic video thanks for sharing this 👍🏻👍🏻TSM
They had some nice looking 50ft rib side boxcars.
Thank you bro for giving this unknown some love, anytime I say my favorite Railroad is the RF&P I keep getting asked “what’s that”
I love the intro music. A few seconds of that audio is originally from a video game called jet set radio. Amazing video nonetheless. Cheers.
The people forgot about the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad had speedy switchers. The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad isnt forgotten anymore. CSX has plans for a Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Heritage unit
she's here already
@@amtrakproductions-mx9ib you do realize this is from 11 months ago, right?
Great video! If I remember correctly, Rail Link 285 (one of the switchers that actually works in my local area, which happens to be in Arkansas) is former RF&P locomotive #85. To my knowledge, it was never fitted with Flexicoil B trucks.
SW1200's 84 and 85 had standard AAR type "A" trucks and were not equipped with ATC (cab signals) for road service. They also didn't have MU capability until the mid-late 80's. 81-83 were equipped with flexicoil trucks, ATC and MU and could be used on the road. SW1500 91 was also so equipped.
@@johnstone2647 Ah, so my suspicions were correct then. Thanks for the info!
I have a model RE&P locomotive from a train show, it runs amazingly
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Awesome video. Fun fact you should know about the RF&P it had the juice train called "The Orange Blossom Special"
The Orange Blossom Special (freight version) was a piggyback train. The Juice Train (northbound only) was simply called the Juice Train.
When I was a teenager as RF&P switcher #91 was on the front of a train, running cab forward,blasting through Hunton in a snow storm.
Ah, yes, RF&P park in Henrico County.
It’s right next to Meadow Farm, which is where I went a lot as a kid for living history events and the Civil War Reenactment they used to have there.
Also, RF&P is one of the few pre-war railroad lines still in operation today.
One example is the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, which was a railway line running south from Richmond to the city of Petersburg. The main depot was photographed by Matthew Brady and his photography team shortly after the Fall of Richmond where Brady and some other men pose in front of a ruined Baldwin Locomotive owned by the railway in the pre-war years. It was merged into the Atlantic Coast Line in 1898.
Another one would be the Richmond and York River Railroad, which is the railroad that’s often featured in Civil War Photography (particularly anything related to Savage’s Station). It was later bought up by Southern Railroad and was connected up to the Richmond and Danville Railroad line, forming the ground level line of the famous Triple Crossing.
I think you should do a video on the Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia Railway. It was a strange bridge line from Chattanooga TN to Gadsden AL. They were purchased by the Southern in 1971 if I remember correctly. There has not been any videos on that line by anybody. I think it would be cool if you made a video on it.
Great video! I didn't know any of this... would love to see more short-form content in this vein.
Interesting railroad
Im liking a lot of these short videos keep it up :)
Interesting video never heard of the RF&P before, could you do one about the Western Maryland Railway?
You need way more than 2 1/2 minutes to tell the tale of the great RF&P
my aunt n uncle live in chester, va. the rf&p had a line that ran through there that was behind their house, the roadbed is still there but not rails or ties
Now we got the CSX RF&P Heritage Unit CSX 1836.
I USED TO LIVE IN ALEXANDRIA VA WHERE THEY USED TO RUN REST IN PEACE POTOMAC YARDS IN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great railroad
Very nice, very good video!
The RF&P was like the Roman’s ahead of their time but ultimately falling apart fast
YESSS ANOTHER COMMENTARY!!!
I've seen photos of SW1500s leading piggy back trains on the RF&P
sadly though, according to trainweb, none of the RF&P steam engines survive today
My home railroad
Nice! I love it!
2:03 shows equipment that is in the same park
I did something about the RFP, my family has been working for the RFP for over 200 years ever since the railroad began.
RF&P 91 Still operates today as M&E (morristown and erie) 20
Nice video!
nice shorter videos I like this change
Wow, I'm early on this one
I believe there is a proposal for the state of Virginia to purchase this line and run increased passenger services (with CSX trackage rights)
The State of Virginia own about 20% of the RF&P stock before the merger into CSX
It’d be ironic considering Virginia actually formed several companies in the past to construct railway lines, which included lines like the RF&P.
@@keithgutshall9559 I think there was talk of a deal to purchase the right-of-way from DC to Richmond from CSX though. I don't know anything about what's come of it.
I live on the RF&P sub
i figured this would show up, so let me say this: RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO
CSX just released they’re unit for this railway
Ok why are their paint schemes and running patterns so similar to the short line I used to work for
Noice Jared :D
Question can you do something about the Santa Fe railroads paint scheme history? Warbonnet Bluebonnet cigar band cat whisker?
hey have you ever heard of the mccloud river railroad? they had some weird rolling stock and the only mainline switchback in the US
WOOOOO
1:27 I wonder if you seen the new trailer for the Mario movie yet?
Am i the only one who noticed the diesels of this railroad had a similar livery to the first diesels on the long island railroad?
No you're not
@@raritania7581 oh ok :)
Amtrak guy 365 I have a question can you do a video Of Amtrak’s F and E Units
could you talk about the great lakes central's history
Why this happened again idk but you just posted a video while I was railfanning in Naperville… again.
When did the RF&P retire its last steam locomotive from service?
it was 1954
Did they preserved any steam trains
Rich folks and pedigrees, bridge line linking north and south, money just rolls into the till.
Nice
Also I followed your Instagram and sent photos concerning this video :) I hope you like them