Didn't get anywhere near Ashland due to certain issues, but I did stand in Shockoe Slip underneath the double deck trestle watching AMTK 67 depart RVM, then saw a CSX coal drag start up on receiving yellow over yellow once 67 had cleared the block, then saw another CSX coal drag turn from westbound to northbound.
Also at the Hampton Inn at exit 69 of I-95, I heard quite a few diesel horns. Apart from missing Ashland (and not knowing about the Richmond RR Museum until it was too late [I went down on a Sunday and didn't know of its existence until I saw it on my AAA Richmond city map Monday morning, went down to the hotel business center and learned it was only open on weekends]), I was satisfied with the experience.
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