RF&P GP40 No. 123 ducks under one of RF&P's distinctive wooden overhead bridges at Colemans Mill, VA on March 11, 1988 with southbound TOFC hotshot No. 191. If a sharp eye catches a bit of orange... (more)

RF&P GP40 No. 125 was leading southbound TOFC hotshot No. 171 across Quantico Creek in Quantico, VA on May 16, 1987. My notes indicate that the train had 92 loads and 0 empties. The crane to the... (more)

Southbound RF&P Potomac Yard-Waycross manifest No. 409 was passing through Doswell, VA on Nov. 4, 1986 led by GP40-2 No. 141. The unit has received a very recent "freshening." Between trips to t... (more)

In the early 1980's, RF&P eliminated the 11:00 PM-7:00 AM shift at its Bryan Park Terminal locomotive shop. The forces working the evening shift would line up any consists requested by the RF&P a... (more)

RF&P restored GP7 No. 101 was resting the night away outside Bryan Park Terminal in Richmond, VA on July 26, 1986

RF&P GP40 125 at Acca Yard in Richmond, June 1972

RF&P Alco S2 52 is idle at the moment at Bryan Park at Acca Yard in Richmond, Va.

RF&P's southbound Acca Local was in the final lap to an early quit on Feb 16, 1985 as it passed the Gwalthmey Baptist Church in Gwathmey, VA, led by GP40 No. 121.

Southbound RF&P TOFC hotshot No. 175 was blasting through downtown Milford, VA on a cold Feb. 23, 1985, led by GP40-2 No. 147. The train was passing what would have been known at "MD" Tower. "Wo... (more)

South of Fredericksburg, between Hamilton and Olive, the RF&P passed across a large fill in its climb away from the Rappahannock River. This location was known as "Eastern View" to the folks on t... (more)

Well here it is, my namesake, Extra 127 South. Actually, the train is No. 227, but RF&P operated all freight trains as extras, so in reality it was operating as Extra 127 South. No. 227 was a ho... (more)

The RF&P Acca Local had finished its work at Milford and was heading back south when it rounded the curve at Colemans Mill, VA on Nov. 3, 1983 behind GP35 No. 133. Fall can come late in central V... (more)

On a relatively warm Feb. 20, 1983 northbound RF&P "Through Freight" No. 120 was picking up a unit coal train from the C&O Pass Track at Doswell, en-route to the Virginia Power Generating Station ... (more)

Southbound RF&P TOFC hotshot No. 175 was leaning into the curve at Daffan, VA on a warm Sept. 11, 1982 as it dug in for the climb up Leeland Hill. Back in those days, RF&P kept the vegetation bac... (more)

Even though RF&P had a good stable of motive power, occasionally they would come up short. Such was the case on the morning of July 21, 1982 when a GP35 or GP40 wasn't available for the Acca Loca... (more)