The Town of Shenandoah Virginia

We rode up the Shenandoah valley hugging the eastern side northward from Afton and Waynesboro, when we came upon an old railroad stopover town that was pretty much deserted. The town is just south of Luray and it's called "Shenandoah". The town was a layover town on the railroad line that went up and down the valley and the engineers and many workers of the trains would stop in here for there nighttime rest spot. Since the trains no longer spend time on an overnight layover here the small town has died out. It's deserted and lay barren but some trains do hang out on the tracks which still run between it's "First St." and the river nearby. It's got a nice feel to it, it's got a wide not so long lay of the land, and it's gott'n a grant that improved the streets and facades of it's remaining buildings. It just doesn't have any people save a few holdouts.
We ran into one man who had simply bought a building because he just had "a feeling that I should" so he bought a store on First Street in what would be in most cities a prime location. However, even with the renovations the people just haven't come and most all of the buildings remain empty of people and possessions. But the trains still run pass and some stand still awaiting the signal to move on past it's really nice rail station. And the place is open for business although you might be hurting for customers at this point, but it's a wonderful looking place with a railroad engine passing every now and then.