Remembering the Glory Days of the Fort Eustis Military Railway

The Fort Eustis Military Railroad is an intra-plant US Army rail transportation existing within the post boundaries.  It provides railroad operation and maintenance training to the US Army and to carry out material movement missions.  It consists of 31 miles of track broken into three subdivisions with numerous sidings, spurs, stations and facilities, and connects with the national railroad system via a junction at Lee Hall.  Jones will focus on the height of rail steam locomotive operations from the late 1950s until divestiture in the 1970s when operations were turned over to civil servant contractors and training was transferred to the 84th Training Command.

(NOTE:  Recently, a US Army switcher from Ft. Eustis delivered a restored C&O caboose from its railway repair shops to Lee Hall Depot for permanent display.)  Click on underlined phrase.