Awaiting departure at sunset
Passengers waiting to board
Arriving
Lending a helping hand, RF&P 126 leads a southbound Amtrak train at Alexandria.
Norfolk Southern workhorses sit idle in Alexandria's small NS yard just south of DC on a sunny Sunday afternoon. It's nice to be able to find some thoroughbreds in this mostly-CSX territory!
Lucky 13, running southbound out of DC on a sunny October Sunday evening, pulls into Alexandria's Union Station to take on passengers. Overhead, a US Airways 737 is on final to Washington Reagan ... (more)
The moon rises above RF&P #136, one of a handful of GP35s on the railroad's roster.
During PY's final days, three RF&P units congregate at the once-sprawling yard.
I knew nothing of the RF&P untill we started driving 5 hours south to chase Southern steam excursions in the late 1970's. This scene was forever changed by construction of the Washington Metro soo... (more)
A close look reveals four sets of power in this scene. Light engines, CP power, 203, and a switcher (at top).
After taking over D&H operations, CP became a frequent visitor to Pot Yard.
Long gone from CSX's roster, this GP40 has been reincarnated as Wisconsin & Southern GP38 #3805.
