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Hi everyone and fellow Amtrak Railfans.

My name is Rick and I live in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area between the CSX mainline (ex-RF&P) and NS mainline (ex-Southern) which both see plenty of Amtrak regional and long-distance trains. I am excited to be here and learn more about Amtrak operations, schedules, routes, etc.

I work in Washington, DC for the US government (Deptartment of Transportation) so I am at Union Station all the time and on the rails to and from the big Federal city. I am a very active media creator with a camera always close by so please feel free to visit my video (Recon Five Media) and photography (Rick Charles Photography) sites and my social links.

I look forward to seeing many of you on the forums.

Rick C.

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Hi everyone and fellow Amtrak Railfans.

My name is Rick and I live in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area between the CSX mainline (ex-RF&P) and NS mainline (ex-Southern) which both see plenty of Amtrak regional and long-distance trains. I am excited to be here and learn more about Amtrak operations, schedules, routes, etc.

I work in Washington, DC for the US government (Deptartment of Transportation) so I am at Union Station all the time and on the rails to and from the big Federal city. I am a very active media creator with a camera always close by so please feel free to visit my video (Recon Five Media) and photography (Rick Charles Photography) sites and my social links.

I look forward to seeing many of you on the forums.

Rick C.

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Welcome, Iron Horse! Just curious...do you take VRE all the way to Union Station, then the Circulator to DOT headquarters? As opposed to the alternative, VRE to L'Enfant Plaza then Metro's Green Line? Or both, depending on the day and the weather?

Welcome! What a wonderful place to live! Trollopian beat me to it—I was going to ask if you took VRE.

I’m in NJ, and my favorite short getaway to the south is to go to Alexandria and Fredericksburg for a few days and watch trains. I especially love sitting on the deck of the restaurant overlooking the river and with the train bridge in view.
 
Welcome, Iron Horse! Just curious...do you take VRE all the way to Union Station, then the Circulator to DOT headquarters? As opposed to the alternative, VRE to L'Enfant Plaza then Metro's Green Line? Or both, depending on the day and the weather?
Hey there. VRE to L'enfant in the mornings and then VRE or P125 from WAS in the afternoons. I do not work in the DOTHQ buildings. I'm offsite.
 
Welcome! What a wonderful place to live! Trollopian beat me to it—I was going to ask if you took VRE.

I’m in NJ, and my favorite short getaway to the south is to go to Alexandria and Fredericksburg for a few days and watch trains. I especially love sitting on the deck of the restaurant overlooking the river and with the train bridge in view.
You means Brocks in Fxbrg? In 22 years living here Ive only been there once! Have you tried the Ironhorse Restaurant (no relationship :cool: ) or Origins Brewery in Ashland? Literally adjacent to the tracks. You can see both places from the Virtual Railfan cams.
 
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Yes, Brocks.

I almost went to Ashland for a day trip once from FBG, but the Fredericksburg hotel desk clerk said “Oh stay here—there’s so much more to do here!”😁

So it’s still on my list.
 
Yes, Brocks.

I almost went to Ashland for a day trip once from FBG, but the Fredericksburg hotel desk clerk said “Oh stay here—there’s so much more to do here!”😁

So it’s still on my list.
Well that's technically and generally true...unless you are a railfan. You can see more trains in FBG (if you add in the VRE during weekday commuting times) but I enjoy the locale and beverage opportunities in Ashland while railfanning a whole lot better (if that's your MO). Also, the "BB" (Buckingham Branch short line) isn't too far away either, just not on the CSX/RF&P mainline. The BB crosses CSX in Doswell, about 10 miles or so north of Ashland, and is a good railfan spot also but without the restaurants/brewery or anything to be honest..
 
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