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Railroad?
Posted by:
Fractal
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Date: August 12, 2013 06:31AM
I'm new to the Annandale area (near Briar Creek Dr.) and I thought I heard a train one night while walking. Are there tracks nearby?
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
Bill.N.
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Date: August 13, 2013 12:46PM
There is a rail line that crosses Backlick Road midway between Annandale and Springfield and then passes through Accotink Park. Depending on the level of background noise train horns and sometimes other train noises can be heard for some distance.
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
here's a thought
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Date: August 13, 2013 12:51PM
they have these things called maps. try looking at one before posting your dumb ass questions.
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
Bill.N.
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Date: December 10, 2013 05:35PM
And you revived a dormant thread for that crap
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
waldenthreenet
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Date: March 11, 2014 12:34PM
Railroad? new
Posted by: Fractal ()
Date: August 12, 2013 06:31AM
I'm new to the Annandale area (near Briar Creek Dr.) and I thought I heard a train one night while walking. Are there tracks nearby?
Conversation; You likely heard the only train line we have which is AMTRACK that carries a few passangers twice a day during the rush hours, and rest are freight train. I live in Vienna, and on somedays, I also hear the the freight trains going by.
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter rail service with two major lines. One originates in Manassas and the other originates in Fredericksburg-operating to and from Union Station in Washington, D.C. Five stations are available to commuters in Fairfax County.
Manassas Line:
Burke Centre Station
5671 Roberts Parkway, Burke Centre
543 free parking spaces
Metrobus service
Rolling Road Station
9016 Burke Road, Burke
368 free parking spaces
Metrobus service
Backlick Road Station
6900 Hechinger Drive, Springfield
220 free parking spaces
FAIRFAX CONNECTOR & Metrobus service on Backlick Road
Fredericksburg Line:
Lorton Station
8990 Potomac Bend Boulevard, Lorton
217 free parking spaces
Franconia-Springfield Station
6880 Frontier Drive & Fairfax County Parkway, Springfield
5100 parking spaces at $3.75 per day
FAIRFAX CONNECTOR & Metrobus, & Metrorail service
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/vre.htm
Posted by: Fractal ()
Date: August 12, 2013 06:31AM
I'm new to the Annandale area (near Briar Creek Dr.) and I thought I heard a train one night while walking. Are there tracks nearby?
Conversation; You likely heard the only train line we have which is AMTRACK that carries a few passangers twice a day during the rush hours, and rest are freight train. I live in Vienna, and on somedays, I also hear the the freight trains going by.
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter rail service with two major lines. One originates in Manassas and the other originates in Fredericksburg-operating to and from Union Station in Washington, D.C. Five stations are available to commuters in Fairfax County.
Manassas Line:
Burke Centre Station
5671 Roberts Parkway, Burke Centre
543 free parking spaces
Metrobus service
Rolling Road Station
9016 Burke Road, Burke
368 free parking spaces
Metrobus service
Backlick Road Station
6900 Hechinger Drive, Springfield
220 free parking spaces
FAIRFAX CONNECTOR & Metrobus service on Backlick Road
Fredericksburg Line:
Lorton Station
8990 Potomac Bend Boulevard, Lorton
217 free parking spaces
Franconia-Springfield Station
6880 Frontier Drive & Fairfax County Parkway, Springfield
5100 parking spaces at $3.75 per day
FAIRFAX CONNECTOR & Metrobus, & Metrorail service
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/vre.htm
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
Fractal
()
Date: March 24, 2014 05:58PM
Thanks Bill.
Bill.N. Wrote:
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> There is a rail line that crosses Backlick Road
> midway between Annandale and Springfield and then
> passes through Accotink Park. Depending on the
> level of background noise train horns and
> sometimes other train noises can be heard for some
> distance.
Bill.N. Wrote:
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> There is a rail line that crosses Backlick Road
> midway between Annandale and Springfield and then
> passes through Accotink Park. Depending on the
> level of background noise train horns and
> sometimes other train noises can be heard for some
> distance.
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
cafetwinv
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Date: April 10, 2014 01:31PM
Re: Railroad? new
Posted by: Fractal ()
Date: March 24, 2014 05:58PM
Thanks Bill.
Conversation: I hear train passing through sometimes also their horns, freight trains early in the morning when the winds are blowing in certain directions.
It's really not bad, but sometimes nostalgic as "passing of trains' have connotation of life in the arts. I wonder what it was like before the
diesel engines when there was steam engines in America ?
Were the sound of the trains different ?
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Posted by: Fractal ()
Date: March 24, 2014 05:58PM
Thanks Bill.
Conversation: I hear train passing through sometimes also their horns, freight trains early in the morning when the winds are blowing in certain directions.
It's really not bad, but sometimes nostalgic as "passing of trains' have connotation of life in the arts. I wonder what it was like before the
diesel engines when there was steam engines in America ?
Were the sound of the trains different ?
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
cafetwinv
()
Date: April 10, 2014 01:31PM
Re: Railroad? new
Posted by: Fractal ()
Date: March 24, 2014 05:58PM
Thanks Bill.
Conversation: I hear train passing through sometimes also their horns, freight trains early in the morning when the winds are blowing in certain directions.
It's really not bad, but sometimes nostalgic as "passing of trains' have connotation of life in the arts. I wonder what it was like before the
diesel engines when there was steam engines in America ?
Were the sound of the trains different ?
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Posted by: Fractal ()
Date: March 24, 2014 05:58PM
Thanks Bill.
Conversation: I hear train passing through sometimes also their horns, freight trains early in the morning when the winds are blowing in certain directions.
It's really not bad, but sometimes nostalgic as "passing of trains' have connotation of life in the arts. I wonder what it was like before the
diesel engines when there was steam engines in America ?
Were the sound of the trains different ?
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
Bill.N.
()
Date: April 11, 2014 10:21PM
I know you are waxing poetic, but...
In the 1980s Southern Railway still had turning facilities in Alexandria and operated steam loco excursions headed out to the Shenandoah or down to Charlottesville or Lynchburg. On a couple of occasions I was able to see them head through Lake Accotink park. Anyone who has had the experience will know that steam locos are a very different experience from diesels. I'm not sure whether a steam whistle or a diesel horn carries further.
In the 1980s Southern Railway still had turning facilities in Alexandria and operated steam loco excursions headed out to the Shenandoah or down to Charlottesville or Lynchburg. On a couple of occasions I was able to see them head through Lake Accotink park. Anyone who has had the experience will know that steam locos are a very different experience from diesels. I'm not sure whether a steam whistle or a diesel horn carries further.
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
cafetwinv
()
Date: April 15, 2014 11:54AM
A train through Lake Accontink Park ? Wow !
Just to get a picture of how steam trains changed America in the 19th Century, a video, classic movie, I just checked out of the Fairfax Public Library and just returned it today.
"3:10 To Yuma" with Glen Ford and Van Heflin.
The train is really a memory and the "good guys and bad guys" stuff.
It's a bit slow moving movie for today's world but , I watched the "3:10 to Yuma" coming through several times over at the end.
On the Question of Train Whistles (Steam vs Diesel)
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To know which whistle goes further, you gotta find their frequencies first.
Make a audio recording and then view it on the computer ?
Just to get a picture of how steam trains changed America in the 19th Century, a video, classic movie, I just checked out of the Fairfax Public Library and just returned it today.
"3:10 To Yuma" with Glen Ford and Van Heflin.
The train is really a memory and the "good guys and bad guys" stuff.
It's a bit slow moving movie for today's world but , I watched the "3:10 to Yuma" coming through several times over at the end.
On the Question of Train Whistles (Steam vs Diesel)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
To know which whistle goes further, you gotta find their frequencies first.
Make a audio recording and then view it on the computer ?
Re: Railroad?
Posted by:
Bill.N.
()
Date: April 20, 2014 09:58PM
Most diesel locomotives have horns, not whistles.
One issue you will run into on a comparison is that there are more variables on a steam whistle than on a diesel horn.
One issue you will run into on a comparison is that there are more variables on a steam whistle than on a diesel horn.