The Dorchester Junction “Cha-Cha”

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With the caboose now spotted on the branch to Dorchester, the crew goes back to pick up the first portion of the train. The gondola car in the background is on one of the sidings belonging to the L&N. This rail line is still in place today, but after 35 years since the last train in 1986, Mother Nature has reclaimed everything in a mini forest of trees and undergrowth.


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