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Our trip aboard PV Mount Vernon would continue from Chicago to Washington, DC, departing on Saturday, July 26. As you saw in "Have You Been to Hinsdale?" we spent much of Friday out taking photos. All was quiet that night in the yard.

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We still had much of the day on Saturday, so we spent the morning walking over to Millennium Park, and checking out the new METRA cars on the former Illinois Central electric line at Millennium Station.

 

 

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It is always a treat to watch the CTA on the loop, too. But soon it was time to head back to Mount Vernon to get aboard before the move back into Union Station.

 

 

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....to be continued........

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Weather moved in overnight, and the day dawned gray as we passed CSX freights near Ashland, KY. Driving rain kept me off the rear vestibule much of the trip across West Virginia.  I did get a few quick views at Charleston. Much of the New River Gorge, though, was shrouded in clouds, fog, and driving rain. I did get quick shots of the historic town of Thurmond and the "modern" station at Prince.

 

 

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The rain had eased somewhat by the time we reached Clifton Forge, VA, although a drop or two on the lens could still mess up a photo. It had been a torrent around White Sulphur Springs, WV, so I got no photos of the station there or the Greenbriar gounds. Lots of yard action at Clifton forge, fuel pad, and some of the [preserved buildings and equipment from the C&O Historical Society. Ex=-C&O 4-8-4 #614  now was in green paint, for the never-started Greenbriar Express.

 

 

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As we reached Alexandria, the sun came out and blue sky predominated as we crossed the Potomac River.  the CARDINAL cut us off and continued on to New York. Before the switcher arrived to move us to track 30, I watched a corridor train arrive. The Mount Vernon would spend the night in Union Station and continue on in the morning on The Crescent. Being so close to home, we caught a train to Baltimore and the great PV adventure came to an end.  Hope you enjoyed the trip.

 

 

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 Thanks for sharing with us Bill

 

 Glad you got to see  Ashland's AK furnace in the daytime,it's just over the hill from my house.I hear the AK switchers  with their distinctive horns all day long,along with the CSX and across the big creek where I work (well really Kenova) all day also.

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