Railroad Heritage Festival and Magic in the Mountains Held In Clifton Forge

Downtown Clifton Forge was busy this weekend with the third annual Railroad Heritage Festival and the fifth annual Magic in the Mountains celebration.

In the photo on top, patrons wait to board one of two diesel locomotives on display at the Railroad Heritage Center in Clifton Forge.

The locomotive in the background is a GP7 diesel built by General Motors EMD Division in the early 1950s.

In the bottom photo, six-year-old Mackenzie Richardson of Clifton Forge gets her face painted by Daniel Lasris, owner of Katmandew Face and Body Art. (Gavin Dressler Photos)