Two BNSF units lead NS 233 past the Petersburg, Va station heading west back towards Roanoke.
NS 6920 showing it's might flying solo with 100+ empites heading back to the mines.
Southern 630 leads a round-trip excursion away from Petersburg, returning towards Norfolk on the first public steam excursion since the 90's. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, vis... (more)
Norfolk Southern's 21st Century Steam special navigates an S curve just a short distance from its destination in Petersburg, VA.
Steam sure can draw a crowd! The 21st Century Steam excursion has just come to a stop in Petersburg, VA, and a horde has descended on the train for the chance to take pictures with the exotic beas... (more)
Passing under the newly installed signals on the north side of Collier Yard, Amtrak Train #79 heads south towards the Carolinas. December 2012.
A matched A-B-A set of EMD E8 units is stopped at Petersburg with the SILVER STAR late in the afternoon. This was the only time that I saw such a perfect three-unit set on the SCL.
The Budd-built observation brings up the rear of the SILVER METEOR during a brief stop in Petersburg. The train will soon head south in the night .
The former Seaboard Air Line station is brightly lit on an October night. The station sign shows that the Seaboard listed both city and state.
A big Alco Century series leads two GE units and three EMDs on a long southbound freight. The afternoon sky adds drama to the scene.
An SCL E6A leads an RF&P E8 and another SCL unit on the southbound EVERGLADES . The train is stopped at the former ACL station.
A former Seaboard SDP35 heads up a rolling EMD catalog on a northbound freight. The SDP35 leads GP30, GP18 and GP7 conveniently aligned with the newest first.
It's very late in the day as E7A 557 and another roll into Petersburg with the Birmingham-bound SILVER COMET.
Former Seaboard SDP35 618 leads a southbound freight that has just crossed the Appomattox River.
