Once, I worked with the city of Franklin, Virginia, on a downtown beautification and depot restoration project. It involved cleaning up the local railroad property in the city and contributing to the beautification efforts. Franklin was a rail junction shared by both CSX and Norfolk Southern. It was located along the route between Portsmouth, Virginia, and Weldon, North Carolina. I rode a train through the area once, going through several small towns in south Virginia including Branchville, Boykins, Franklin, and Suffolk.
