Where is this?

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Moderator:
  Typo in url. Here is corrected URL for image:

 http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20150919.Malinoski.100.jpg

On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 1:59 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> The archives image shows the photographer as R. R. Malinoski. After some
> googling found that the Morning Sun book "A Golden Decade of Trains" is a
> book of color photography of Robert R. Malinoski or Bob Malinoski. I
> managed to get a used copy from Amazon and there are many excellent color
> photos from across the US. There are number of N&W shots. On page 100 is
> another slightly different version of the J 604 at Ripplemead Virginia. An
> extract of the caption reads:
>
> "Train 15 was named THE CAVALIER but it severed as a maid-of-all-work from
> Norfolk to Cincinnati. It passed flagged stop Ripplemead, VA with
> 1941-built 604 and 12 cars. 9:27AM May 4, 1958"
>
> So John's time estimate was fairly close.
>
> Its interesting that three versions of this image of turned up taken
> moments apart. Either Mr Malinoski had others with him or took multiple
> shots.
>
> In this image more of the Ripplemead logo is visible on the station and
> the main rod of the J is closer to top-dead-center than the other two
> versions.
>
> - Roger Link
>
> Moderator:
>  http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20150919.Malinosli.100.jpg
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:58 PM, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> Ken,
>>
>> Thanks for the NWHS B&W photo link that dates the photo to 5-4-1958 (very
>> near the end of Class J regular passenger service). It appears that the
>> color version was taken a fraction of a second after the B&W version.
>> Photo
>> was taken from the old US 460 highway bridge crossing over the New River.
>> It
>> would appear that the photo was taken around 10:00 am Sunday morning based
>> on the date and angle of the shadows. So he's running a little late this
>> morning. From the exhaust it would appear that there's no flag stop at
>> Ripplemead for Train 15 today. The color version shows that  the redbuds
>> and
>> cherries are in bloom. Spring is here.
>>
>> Here's the app/program that allows you to figure the time based on sun
>> angles. Ripplemead is shown but you can search anywhere.
>>
>> http://suncalc.net/#/37.3335,-80.6786,16/1958.05.04/10:00
>>
>> John Garner
>> Newport, VA
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:11:40 -0400
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>> To: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> Subject: Re: Where is this?
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>>
>> Indeed Ripplemead, westbound Cavalier.
>>
>> Ken Miller
>>
>> On Sep 14, 2015, at 8:34 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>>
>> > Can anyone ID this location?  Engine exhaust is obscuring the station
>> name.  Grade crossing right beside station.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Jim Cochran
>> >
>> > Moderator:
>> >  http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20150914.Ripplemead.jpg
>> >
>> >    Location is Ripplemead, VA. Similar B/W version in archives as:
>> >      http://nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=11282
>> >
>>
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