Virgina Railway ?

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I Caught this engine this week on NS Train 111. I was wondering if anyone has any information on this railroad and its history. Thanks.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2513243

2

VRE is the “Virginia Railway Express”. It is the commuter rail operator operating south from Washington DC to Fredricksburg, VA. Following is the link to VRE’s home page.

http://www.vre.org/

3

Nice photo of a very clean olcomotive with a sharp paint scheme ! Thanks for sharing.

  • Paul North.
4

The MP36/MP40 series has gradually become the standard suburban locomotive. It can be found on MARC, VRE, GO Transit, Metra, Northstar, New Mexico Roadrunner, UTA, Caltrain and Metrolink in a whole variety of colors.

5

Thanks for the information. I have been wacthing trains here for over 20 years and never seen this kind of power before.

6

When Virginia Railway Express was first starting up a suggested ad slogan was “Easy In, Easy Out, with Virginia Railway Express!”, but that was thought to be a little salacious so it never went anywhere. They are just a tad conservative here. It’s true, trust me!