After raining all day, the sun decided to come out just in time to get the southbound juice run under the SAS at BX, just north of Collier Yard in Petersburg, VA.

Rolling south in the beautiful evening light, the Auto Train has a friendly crew, giving a wave to my friend and I as they pass the Brooke VRE Station.

The last bit of daylight hangs in the air as a steady rain falls in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. This 170 car empty hopper train is about to have quite the fight against gravity as they... (more)

A fresh Huntington SD70AC rebuild is nose-out on the rear of a loaded grain train as it makes its way into Fulton Yard. The old 'Tobacco Row' buildings make a nice backdrop, while folks below enjo... (more)

With just a little snow still hanging on to the trees, manifest Q301 cruises across the Rappahannock River bridge on a beautiful December morning.

With the sun making a late evening appearance, UPS train 203 heads south through the Virginia countryside with quite the trio of motors. Leading the way is a former BN 'Executive' scheme SD70MAC, ... (more)

With over a foot of snow up north, it's no wonder the plow is jam packed as this H/W special with 9 locomotives bound for Pakistan is almost to their destination. Built in Erie for the Pakistan Ra... (more)

Leading hotshot intermodal 211 south to Atlanta, this Ferromex ES44 is a pretty good distance from home rails as it heads east on the 'B-Line' on a beautiful spring afternoon.

Upon arrival at the summit of Mount Washington, we were quite literally 'in the clouds'. Seen here, the welcome sign for the park is easily visible, while just 50 feet behind, 'Ammonoosuc' #2 is b... (more)

Leading 19 of Norfolk Southern's office cars back to Altoona, the full A-B-B-A set of F-Units heads west on the 'B-Line' as they return from a weekend at the Masters Tournament in Georgia.

With just 5 CSX SD70AC's remaining in service wearing this paint, it was a treat to chase it 140 miles on a sunny January day. Seen here rolling through Keswick, CSX 4561 West has 93 empty coal ho... (more)

After a full day of successfully run, inaugural Virginia Scenic Railway excursions, Buckingham Branch Railroad GP38-2 #17, a former Norfolk Southern locomotive, and the beautiful 'Arvonia' passeng... (more)

My annual pilgrimage to the Nations Capitol wouldn't be complete without shooting some trains with the area landmarks. Pulling up to a stop signal at CP Virginia, the Roanoke regional is running a... (more)

Crossing the beautiful Rapidan River, the Office Car Special is headed north back to Altoona after a week in Georgia for 'The Masters' golf tournament.

On a rather warm Friday the 13th morning, a CSX manifest train is seen sweeping the curve just north of the Woodbridge VRE station with an Ex. Conrail SD60I in the lead