Clifton Forge Railroad Yard
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Clifton Forge Railroad Yard
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photographyhttps://fineartamerica.com/controlpanel/defaultsettings.html
Description
Clifton Forge, though a small town, was an important place on the C&O. It was where locomotives were serviced and readied for the trip West over the Allegheny Mountains and East over the Blue Ridge Mountains and down the James River. There was a large shop facility for the overhaul and repair of locomotives. There was a large rail yard for classifying coal and other freight, a yard for less than car load freight, an icing facility, the main laundry facility for the railroad, a passenger coach yard, and the division headquarters for the region. It was all the things that comprised a railroad, crowded into a small crescent of land next to the Jackson River, and an archetypal example of the American Railroad. The Center is also dedicated to preserving and telling the story of Clifton Forge.
Uploaded
July 30th, 2018
Statistics
Viewed 729 Times - Last Visitor from Beverly Hills, CA on 03/28/2024 at 4:29 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments (26)
Sabina Pamfili
I love old photos like this and even broken railroad lines. We used to walk over them. Great memories with your photo, Jurgen.
Jurgen Lorenzen
A big thank you to the collector from Boston, MA., for the purchase of my framed work "Clifton Forge Railroad Yard"!