Strasburg in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Great Train Raid

Reenactment - May 29, 2011

By Allen C. Browne, May 14, 2014

1. The Great Train Raid Marker

Inscription. This image, entitled Heavy Traffic on the Valley Pike, is the third in a series of paintings by renowned historical artist Mort Künsler, depicting the arrival in Strasburg of disassembled locomotives seized by Confederate forces under Col. Thomas J.(later “Stonewall”) Jackson in the spring of 1861 (see adjacent marker). Thousands of onlookers witnessed this once-only reenactment of one of the most fascinating episodes of the Civil War. Years in the planning, the event featured a nearly full-size replica of the #208 “Dutch Wagon” engine captured at Martinsburg, built by retired welder Conly Crabill of Strasburg. It is now on display here at the Strasburg Museum.

Location. 38° 59.243′ N, 78° 21.339′ W. Marker is in Strasburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker can be reached from East King Street east of Acton Place, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. The marker is on the grounds of the Strasburg Museum. Marker is at or near this postal address: 440 East King Street, Strasburg VA 22657, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Civil War Strasburg (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Train Raid of 1861 (within shouting distance of this

By Allen C. Browne, May 14, 2014

2. The Great Train Raid Marker

This marker is on the right of the "Strasburg in the Civil War" marker

marker); This Fertile Land (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Strasburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); Banks’ Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stonewall’s Surprise (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Signal Knob (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strasburg.

Also see . . . Strasburg Museum. (Submitted on May 23, 2014.)

Categories. • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil •

Conly Crabill image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 14, 2014

3. Conly Crabill

Close-up of photo on marker

Heavy Traffic on the Valley Pike<br>by Mort Künstler image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 14, 2014

4. Heavy Traffic on the Valley Pike
by Mort Künstler

Close-up of image on marker

Replica Engine # 208 image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 14, 2014

5. Replica Engine # 208

By Allen C. Browne, May 14, 2014

6. Replica Engine # 208

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 18, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 18, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.