Compromise joint bars between different weights of rail, on the siding at East Gordonsville, Virginia, on the Buckingham Branch Railroad (former C&O); now gone.
Lots of traditional C&O infrastructure here; line going off to the right is the branch to Orange, Virginia and the connection with the former Southern Railway (now used essentially exclusively by ... (more)
In years gone by, before the automobile was the primary mode of travel, hotels were built in close proximity to railroad stations to facilitate the traveling public. Such was the case in Gordonsv... (more)