Living in Virginia

Slow Train to Yesterday: Memories of Railroad in Blue Ridge

Special | 56m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

Residents and railroad employees describe their deep connection with and daily dependence upon the railroad as it connected mountain communities to the Shenandoah Valley. For the rural resident, the railroad became a friend that brought communication, commerce and transportation. Personal experiences, archival documents, film/video, slides, photographs, posters, & artifacts chronicle the history

Aired: 08/20/97

Expired: 07/31/17

Rating: TV-G

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Living in Virginia is a local public television program presented by VPM.