The RF&P Railroad's Odd Operations 

I hired as an engineer on the RF&P on this date in 1980, having been promoted to engineer on the Southern Railway in 1979. The RF&P was a great outfit to work for! One slight correction: the GP40-2's (141-147) only had one control stand, but the ATC system could be set up for long hood forward by breaking a seal down in the nose and changing the position of a small brass lever which was the same as the acknowledging lever mounted on the cab wall by the engineer's seat. The GP35's (131-138) and straight GP40's (121-127) had dual control stands. I'm still running for CSX with 42 years seniority on the roster.

Great little video! Never knew railroads as small as this had so many unique operations. Maybe you should make a mini series going over quirky or unique facts about a railroad, whether is be a fallen flag or shortline.

The RF&P is my home road. It passes right by my house just outside Washington DC. This road is lesser known, and i’m really grateful that someone actually took the time to talk about how unique the RF&P was

I wish I could have gotten a hold of you a lot sooner man I have photos of the only engine left in Revenue operation down here in Georgia, rf&p number 136

I never knew the RF&P had any of these features in their operations but that makes it even more unique and me more fascinated by it. Even though I learned something new here, my favorite feature about the RF&P was that they named all of their 4-8-4s after Confederate Generals, Statesmen and Politicians. These were the last steam engines in the US to be given names. Shame none were preserved.

The RF&P is one of my favorite fallen flags! They have such a neat paint scheme. It wws really cool to learn about some of tbe stuff they did. I didn't even know about it.

Being born in the state of VA, and working around old RF&P units, RF&P has to be my favorite fallen flag of all time! RF&P #101 and three coaches are in the historic roster of the Old Dominion Chapter NRHS. Getting to work on and marvel at these beauties is a real treat!

Thanks to you Jared, I think I got another new favorite railroad! RF&P was certainly an impressive bridgeline railroad!

always loved the RF&P, but hate how little info there is out there...thanks for doing this!

I grew up along the former RF&P and it's one great stretch of railroading

Finally, a video on my favorite obscure railroad.

Speaking of which, can you do a video about the history of the auto train and why it came to be?

Now the RF&P is remembered by one of CSXs heritage units

1:57 if you look at the CSX dash 7, you can see it was the odd unit with the front letters in Times New Roman

It would be neat if you did a video on the Chicago & Illinois Midland. Very interesting shortline that not a lot of people know about.

If I remember correctly, when Amtrak first started, the RF&P was continually complaining about Amtrak’s broken down junk getting underfoot and delaying the RF&P hot shot freights.

We have a sole surviving ALCO S-2 slug down here that is still in original RF&P paint (Miami, FL).. Great Video

Maybe a quirky bridgeline Railroad, but it was brilliant

Thanks , nice one 👍 Another interesting fallen flag road.

Very interesting, I’ve always been fascinated by the RF&P. Will have to make it down there someday to see the present day CSX operations.

I've got a small fondness for the RF&P and I have a few DVD's featuring their motive power. While it may only take up like 8 minutes of runtime across all of the train dvd's I own, its still an interesting line. Also Ik RF&P and ACL diesels were leased to the N&W which bumped the J's from passenger service in late 1950's.

I work at RF&P park in Henrico, VA and I see those train cars every day. Thank you for including those pictures in your video.

Its pretty interesting how these types of railways worked. Nice!

As a Virginian i thank you for making this video

Great video. I never knew about the RFP. I had a model boxcar of one but never knew it's history. Great video again

Fantastic video thanks for sharing this 👍🏻👍🏻TSM

Quirky, maybe. Classy and well-run, definitely.

Why do you upload so often?!? I love it!!

Thank you bro for giving this unknown some love, anytime I say my favorite Railroad is the RF&P I keep getting asked “what’s that”

They had some nice looking 50ft rib side boxcars.

Congratulations on OVER 500 VIDEOS!

Great video! I didn't know any of this... would love to see more short-form content in this vein.

I have a model RE&P locomotive from a train show, it runs amazingly

Im liking a lot of these short videos keep it up :)

Great video! If I remember correctly, Rail Link 285 (one of the switchers that actually works in my local area, which happens to be in Arkansas) is former RF&P locomotive #85. To my knowledge, it was never fitted with Flexicoil B trucks.

The people forgot about the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad had speedy switchers. The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad isnt forgotten anymore. CSX has plans for a Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Heritage unit

I love the intro music. A few seconds of that audio is originally from a video game called jet set radio. Amazing video nonetheless. Cheers.

When I was a teenager as RF&P switcher #91 was on the front of a train, running cab forward,blasting through Hunton in a snow storm.

Very nice, very good video!

Awesome video. Fun fact you should know about the RF&P it had the juice train called "The Orange Blossom Special"

I think you should do a video on the Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia Railway. It was a strange bridge line from Chattanooga TN to Gadsden AL. They were purchased by the Southern in 1971 if I remember correctly. There has not been any videos on that line by anybody. I think it would be cool if you made a video on it.

Interesting video never heard of the RF&P before, could you do one about the Western Maryland Railway?

my aunt n uncle live in chester, va. the rf&p had a line that ran through there that was behind their house, the roadbed is still there but not rails or ties

Ah, yes, RF&P park in Henrico County. It’s right next to Meadow Farm, which is where I went a lot as a kid for living history events and the Civil War Reenactment they used to have there. Also, RF&P is one of the few pre-war railroad lines still in operation today. One example is the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, which was a railway line running south from Richmond to the city of Petersburg. The main depot was photographed by Matthew Brady and his photography team shortly after the Fall of Richmond where Brady and some other men pose in front of a ruined Baldwin Locomotive owned by the railway in the pre-war years. It was merged into the Atlantic Coast Line in 1898. Another one would be the Richmond and York River Railroad, which is the railroad that’s often featured in Civil War Photography (particularly anything related to Savage’s Station). It was later bought up by Southern Railroad and was connected up to the Richmond and Danville Railroad line, forming the ground level line of the famous Triple Crossing.

Nice! I love it!

You need way more than 2 1/2 minutes to tell the tale of the great RF&P

Nice video!

YESSS ANOTHER COMMENTARY!!!

Interesting railroad

I USED TO LIVE IN ALEXANDRIA VA WHERE THEY USED TO RUN REST IN PEACE POTOMAC YARDS IN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great railroad

Now we got the CSX RF&P Heritage Unit CSX 1836.

The RF&P was like the Roman’s ahead of their time but ultimately falling apart fast

I've seen photos of SW1500s leading piggy back trains on the RF&P

RF&P 91 Still operates today as M&E (morristown and erie) 20

2:03 shows equipment that is in the same park

I did something about the RFP, my family has been working for the RFP for over 200 years ever since the railroad began.

My home railroad

Question can you do something about the Santa Fe railroads paint scheme history? Warbonnet Bluebonnet cigar band cat whisker?

Ok why are their paint schemes and running patterns so similar to the short line I used to work for

hey have you ever heard of the mccloud river railroad? they had some weird rolling stock and the only mainline switchback in the US

sadly though, according to trainweb, none of the RF&P steam engines survive today

WOOOOO

could you talk about the great lakes central's history

I live on the RF&P sub

nice shorter videos I like this change

Amtrak guy 365 I have a question can you do a video Of Amtrak’s F and E Units

Wow, I'm early on this one I believe there is a proposal for the state of Virginia to purchase this line and run increased passenger services (with CSX trackage rights)

Noice Jared :D

CSX just released they’re unit for this railway

i figured this would show up, so let me say this: RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO RERO

Did they preserved any steam trains

When did the RF&P retire its last steam locomotive from service?

1:27 I wonder if you seen the new trailer for the Mario movie yet?

Am i the only one who noticed the diesels of this railroad had a similar livery to the first diesels on the long island railroad?

Why this happened again idk but you just posted a video while I was railfanning in Naperville… again.

Rich folks and pedigrees, bridge line linking north and south, money just rolls into the till.

Nice

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