Commercial- Channel 6 Loves Bluefield!

Sing along to this 1980s commercial from WVVA-Channel 6, serving both Bluefield, Virginia and Bluefield, West Va. Rob Howell (who helped save the J.E. Martin house from demolition in the 1960s along with his wife Lucille) makes a cameo on the Ridge Runner in the city park. Instead of retirement, his golden years were spent as the engineer of the Ridge Runner train, world's shortest inter-state R.R. He took care of the train for over 20 years - up on East River Mountain and in the city park.

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• Ridge Runner train
• Bluefield
• West Virginia
• Virginia
• City Park
• Channel 6
• WVVA
• 1980s commercial

[MrHadley2011]

that was a good angle shooting the train coming out of the tunnell.

I have some 8mm beta tape of this ole train, but thank goodness how we can see the Ridge Runner Again, This time she is better than before. From the looks of thing some railroad folks got involved this time. Iam so glad that that City Manager got his nose out of it, cause he wanted to sell the train for junk.

[jemartinproject]

@MrHadley2011 I would love to see your old 8mm tape. My grandfather was the engineer up on East River Mountain and in the City Park. He drove the train for about 20 years. I didn't know that they wanted to sell the train for junk! That's awful! I heard that they wanted to just stand it up where that beautiful old building on Princeton Av used to be. I'm so glad that Bluefield cared enough to save it. It is one of the things that makes both Bluefields unique.

[larrystarstruck]

WSLS TV 10 out of Roanoke, Va had a similar jingle.

[drsambone]

I remember this.. Wow.. great video

[dickclarkfan1]

Damn do I remember this from years ago.