Saturday, November 18, 2023

Richmond, VA: RF&P Acca Railyard, Roundhouses and Backshop

Railyard: (Satellite)
Roundhouse: (Satellite, about halfway between the intersection of Staple Mill & Broad and the classification tracks.)

Rick Shilling posted
Undated Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Roundhouse, Turntable, Shops and Yard, Richmond, Virginia.
Jim Kelling: Acca Yard on the northwest side of Richmond (MP 0 for the RF&P)

Dennis DeBruler commented on Jim's comment
Thanks. That made it easy to find the yard. Note that there was another roundhouse down near today's Arthur Ashe Blvd.
1956 Richmond Quad @ 24,000

Tom Shute posted
RF&P. Yard in Richmond Va. About 1988. Lots of action there. Guess they finally got sucked into the CSX corp.
Dennis DeBruler shared

Tim Starr posted
New Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad roundhouse terminal in Acca, Virginia, just outside Richmond. Went online January 1924 with a new 30-stall roundhouse and 105-foot turntable. (Railway Review)


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