614 is serviced at Gladstone, VA on its westward leg of a Richmond-Balcony Falls round trip.

614 has cut away from its train at Balcony Falls, VA to be turned for the trip back down the James River to Richmond.

Bicentennial fever permeated the thinking of the day. Not only did NW have a bicentennial locomotive, they had a bicentennial coal hopper AND a bicentennial truck trailer, as seen here.

SR U23B's 3923, 3921, and 3932 head south through Charlottesville, VA crossing the C&O at grade. C&O called this control point "JC Cabin".

Amtrak 248 in "cigar band" scheme brings the northbound Cardinal into Culpeper, VA

Sparkling, bright Chessie System (C&O) bay window caboose and a dirty extended vision caboose occupy the middle depot track in Charlottesville. Note the Southern Ry. M of W truck in the parking l... (more)

Chessie System (C&O) extended vision caboose 3224 brings up the rear of a westbound train of mtys on the James River leaving Lynchburg.

Westbound manifest train, R301? or R303?, passes Loram equipment in the hole at the west end of the siding at Reusens. Nicely-painted, classic cantilever signal was retired and removed from servi... (more)

Two eastbound Chessie System C30-7's round the curve at Reusens next to the Hydroelectric plant on the James River. Milepost 150.7 + or -.

NW 8008 and NW 1642 with coal in tow approach the SCL overpass at the north end of Collier Yard in Petersburg, VA.

A friendly engineer in command of a pair of Chessie System C30-7's brings an eastbound past the Reusens hydroelectric plant.

Three filthy SD50s take a grain train west past Union Station in Charlottesville, VA.

A pair of Chessie System GP40-2's, reflected in the pond of the Reusens Hydro dam on the James River, takes a train of mtys westbound. Check out the predecessor RR coal hopper paint schemes, too... (more)

I cannot remember the reason for the move. Deadheading equipment, perhaps. Still... an interesting move of private varnish westbound past Union Station in Charlottesville in March, 1985.

Clean pair of C40-8W's eastbound past the hydroelectric dam at Reusens.