Rare Diesel move through Altavista VA

For Union Sation's Centenial Celebration in Washington DC, the North Carolina Transportation Museum sent their former Southern Railway E-8 #6900 and Atlantic Coast Line E-3 #501 to Washington via Southern Rails pulled dead in tow behind a Amtrak unit.

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• museum
• southern
• washington
• celebration
• atlantic
• coast
• line
• train
• amtrak
• altavista
• virginia

[Petemonster62]

Thank you M611 Martin for filming that train and putting it on YouTube for all train buffs to enjoy!

[m611martin]

@Petemonster62 It's my pleasure. ^.^ Thanks for watching.

[onecinny]

I don't know who you all are, but, I love this video. Any time I'm having a bad day, I say to my son, "Have you got Aubrey's phone number?" It makes us laugh. Poor Aubrey, did he get to see the train that day?

I used to drive through Altavista on the way to my Grandparent's house in Reidsville NC. And many times I rode Southern Railway through Altavista too. A lovely place for sure!

Thank you for the video.

[m611martin]

Wow. Thank you for your story. Aubrey got to see the train that day. I'm very glad that you liked it.

[drfrank47]

....that was great.......a Southern AND an Atlantic Coast Line diesel.......

Thanks!