Marion Train Station

I saw a recent picture of the train station in Marion Va. What caught my eye was that the construction dumpsters were gone! The last time I was by there the place was being refitted for some retail shops and there were several dumpsters and lots of trucks all around the place. Definitely not ready for pictures.

Once I got there and walked around I realized that it might never be ready. The retail-ization of the property has cluttered the property so much that any picture will be 'busy'. So I snapped a bracket from the best angle available and ran them through HDR Efex Pro and then straight to Photoshop for some serious clutter removal. After a good amount of work I decided to convert it to black and white, crop it rather tight and add the vignette for an 'old timey' look. It turned out rather well.

Chuckey Train Depot

I had today off in celebration of the new year so after the girls went to school I took off with John to the big town of chuckey Tn to snag a few pics of the Chuckey Train Depot.

The Chuckey train depot, built by Southern Railway in 1906, sits on the corner of Charles Johnson Road and Highway 351 in the unincorporated Greene County town. Founded in the early 1800s, Chuckey was originally known as Fullens Station, named after its founder James Fullen. According to several accounts of Chuckey history, the town grew and prospered due to the arrival of the railroad. The depot is now privately owned by a local family but it is situated on land owned by Norfolk Southern, which recently notified the depot’s owners of its plans to demolish the historic structure. The depot is no longer in use but was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1979 for its historic architectural significance.

The town of Jonesborough along with some local folk are mounting an effort to save the building. I hope they are successful.