Afton Appreciation: CSXT 3194, The Spirit of Law Enforcement unit, heads west on the Buckingham Branch railroad through the mountains in Afton, VA as the train heads west to be reloaded with coal... (more)

CSX 3295 West exiting Little Rock Tunnel, the shortest and only one of four original tunnels still in active use today. It was constructed by the Blue Ridge Railroad chief engineer Claudius Crozet... (more)

CSX 270 West climbing Afton Mountain.

CSX V99105 slowly climbs the 1.4% grade up Afton Mountain on a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Photo taken from Afton Mountain Road in Afton, VA.

West Bound Amtrak Train No. 51, The Cardinal, on a beautiful Fall day at Afton, VA. Approximately 2:15 PM

A rare CSX SD50 leader brings an empty grain train west over Afton mountain in Afton, VA, probably for the last time as CSX is retiring their SD50s

CSX CW44AH 547 ascends Afton Mountain.

CSXT 207 west U10522 climbing the grade up Afton Mountain.

A CSX CW44AC leads a train westbound between East and West Afton.

Running over 30 minutes late, the westbound Cardinal is on jointed rail on the old C & O main line as it approaches the Blue Ridge Tunnel. The Afton siding usually serves as the meeting point for ... (more)

A westbound CSX train climbs Afton Mountain on the North Mountain Subdivision.

A C&O freight works eastbound at the 1944 Blue Ridge Tunnel. This line is now operated by the Buckingham Branch Railroad.

Westbound emerging from the very short Little Rock Tunnel just east of Afton

Westbound CSX Grain Train #8788 slowly ascends Afton Mountain where it will stop just ahead at the west Afton signal while waiting for an approaching eastbound Buckingham Branch train headed towar... (more)

Standing inside the west portal of the soot - stained Blue Ridge Tunnel nestled deep in the woods of Afton Mountain, this cold creepy feeling comes over you. Blue Ridge tunnel was one of Claudius ... (more)