An excellent image of a true "terminal"-- the covered platforms are along a wharf that extends into the waters of Hampton Roads.
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Great shot. I moved to Norfolk eight Octobers later and it was an amazingly different railroad scene by then - and not in a good way.
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How long - far does that train extend into that shed? Looks like the water is pretty close and with one engine?
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The train is 5 or 6 cars long.
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What a neat little trainshed- perfect for modelers.
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I'm a big fan of the C&O - thanks for sharing this one! As for the composition - it looks like someone then really liked C&O E units and put one in his garage! What an odd location and layout for a station, at least without getting a view of the bigger picture.
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What is the exact location of where this station was?
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People who boarded or got off trains here during the winter months have told me this station was one of the dampest and coldest places they could image. The wind would howl through here like you were out at sea.
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A little further research indicates that Amtrak used this station until 1981, when they moved into a new location adjacent to the main CSX yard and further away from the waterfront. While the wooden trainshed in the photo is gone, the brick portion of the station, to the right, has been nicely preserved and is functioning as a rather successful , if somewhat small, restaurant.
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Didn't realize passengers got off here to board a ferry - suddenly, this location makes a lot more sense for a depot!
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Nice shot!
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Great memories of my time in this area during my Air Force years. I boarded Amtrak here in 1980 at the beginning of a cross country rail trip prior to a year in Korea. I was back here just a couple of weeks ago. The only thing remaining is the depot itself. It was converted to a restaurant after Amtrak moved out in '81' but it closed years ago. I don't know what is in it now, if anything, but the entire area surrounding it is secured portions of the port and the shipyard.
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