810094 On a dark and foggy morning, in 1981, this Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) train is headed south from Richmond, Va., towards Petersburg, Va. on the double-track mainline. Visible at right is the sand filler cap on the front hood of the diesel locomotive.

Additional context on the relevance of this image is provided on the main page describing plans to re-activate the currently idle (tracks removed between 1985 and 1987) segment of the CSX S line between Petersburg, Va., and Raleigh, N.C., as a high-speed passenger rail corridor. Construction of the Southeast High-Speed Rail (SEHSR) corridor would also require substantially upgrading the still intact segment of track between Norlina, N.C., and Raleigh, N.C. To go to that main page, click here.

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