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873:Cotton Hill
478:Williamsburg
420:Newport News
74:May 12, 1968
71:Last service
66:May 11, 1889
57:Mid-Atlantic
44:Discontinued
31:Service type
19:
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1647:Chicago, IL
1556:Ashland, KY
594:Waynesboro
264:Long Bridge
1871:Categories
1668:References
1602:vestibules
1594:dining car
1536:Ohio River
1491:Orange, VA
1381:Cincinnati
1329:Ohio River
1232:Vanceburg
1169:Louisville
1000:Huntington
958:St. Albans
936:Charleston
894:Montgomery
744:Ronceverte
658:Covington
324:Alexandria
160:Dining car
1846:Sportsman
1589:Sportsman
1473:from the
1449:train to
1327:over the
1253:Maysville
1120:Lexington
270:over the
170:Route map
149:Roomettes
1638:Cardinal
1586:and the
1542:Features
1294:Newport
1274:Augusta
1190:Russell
852:Thurmond
766:Alderson
615:Staunton
507:Richmond
449:Lee Hall
372:Phoebus
26:Overview
1810:Chessie
1430:of the
1065:Ashland
345:Orange
96:Termini
1691:
1631:Legacy
1489:). In
1130:closed
968:closed
830:Prince
788:Hinton
381:closed
209:Legend
175:
49:Locale
41:Status
1469:over
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1757:FFV,
1689:ISBN
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1576:The
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1437:The
1416:The
1135:1957
973:1963
386:1953
102:and
1664:."
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