WVRR 709 Testing - On a test run along most of the length of the Whitewater Valley Railroad after a multi-year mechanical restoration, former Armco Lima LS1000 No. 709 pulls four coaches and sister Lima LS750 No. 25 southbound towards Metamora on the outskirts of Connersville. The 709 and 25 are the only operational Lima Diesels on Earth, and are exactly half of the Lima Diesels in existence.
Railroad
Whitewater Valley Railroad
Class
Lima Hamilton LS1000
Road Number
WVRR 709
Line/Subdivision
WVRR Mainline
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States
Date Taken
July 07, 2023
Date Uploaded
July 17, 2023
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WVRR 709 Testing - On a test run along most of the length of the Whitewater Valley Railroad after a multi-year mechanical restoration, former Armco Lima LS1000 No. 709 pulls four coaches and sister Lima LS750 No. 25 southbound towards Metamora on the outskirts of Connersville. The 709 and 25 are the only operational Lima Diesels on Earth, and are exactly half of the Lima Diesels in existence.
I've been following trains since I was old enough to know what they were. I started doing photography in my teens, and have been doing it ever since, and now include my family in some of my images.
WVRR 709 is a class Lima Hamilton LS1000 and is pictured in Connersville, Indiana, United States. This was taken along the WVRR Mainline on the Whitewater Valley Railroad. Photo Copyright: David Rohdenburg uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 07/17/2023. This photograph of WVRR 709 was taken on Friday, July 07, 2023. All Rights Reserved.
