On this day in 1965:

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I just happened to recall this picture. If you were to stand at this spot today, you'd be on Metrorail right-of-way.

The picture was taken at about 8:30 a.m. The passenger train, the George Washington, is headed north. It's coming from Cincinnati. It's headed for DC.

I rode it a few times. It was a nice train.



C&O E8 #4017 passes a Southern freight at Alexandria, June 26, 1965. (from the collection of Joseph Testagrose, photographer unknown, used with permission)

Source: https://www.piedmontsub.com/WashSub.shtml

[House of Roberts]

1. I want to check all those photos at the link.

Earlier I was at work on my mobile data, which is very short this month.

I used to collect glass telephone and telegraph insulators so I spent a lot of time walking local railroads looking for them. There's probably still many undiscovered ones along the right-of-ways in the tall grass.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. My fellow railfans and I used to look for them too.

If there are any left, they are in some mighty tall grass.