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Ashland takes to the rails with annual Train Day
ASHLAND -- Ashland Train Day is back again for 2018. This year’s event was held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Ashland Train Station at 112 N. Railroad Ave. in Ashland.
Sponsored and coordinated by Ashland Main Street Association, the annual event draws thousands of train enthusiasts to Ashland from all parts of the Richmond region.
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Rappahannock Model Railroaders model train display
- Joel Klein for The Local
Rappahannock Model Railroaders model train display
- Joel Klein
14 y/o Rachel Rilee of Mechanicsville volunteers at 2018 Train Day
- Joel Klein
Kids enjoy train ride around the Ashland Library.
- Joel Klein
Hanover Concert Band Flutist Carolyn Elliott breaks out her Casey Jones outfit for the 2018 Ashland Train Day
- Joel Klein
11 year old train enthusiast Brycen Wolfe on Bon Air patiently waits for the next locomotive
- Joel Klein
Huge crowds lined both sides of the tracks as this northbound CSX crosses England Street
- Joel Klein
Future Amtrak employee Cullen Fritch, 5 of Toano VA enjoys Ashland Train Day
- Joel Klein
