Over under… With 25A rolling south over the James River and CSX’s James River Sub, G761 rolls east with grain loads as a pair of AC44’s lead the mile long unit train, while the mile long ... (more)
Tunnel Time: CSXT 4729 leads a loaded Herzog train eastbound out of the Wasp Run Tunnel in Buchanan, Virginia, along the CSX James River Subdivision.
Balcony Views: CSXT 3198 leads a doubled up loaded coal train eastbound along the CSX James River Subdivision through Balcony Falls in Glasgow, Virginia, as it passes the old coaling tower and ya... (more)
NS 4497 leads an eastbound coal train at Falls Mills Virginia heading for Bluefield West Virginia.
The leaves are leaving and the weakening sun flames on the horizon as the oddly numbered westbound freight tops another rise approaching the end of their crew day at Bristol.
Eastbound freight clattering across the switches and passing a former BNSF SD40-2. After the next train passes the 3495 will hotfoot it to Pulaski light under a work train number.
All lettering covered. Carrying export locomotives with trucks on heavy duty flatcars this high and wide was probably destined for Norfolk. As yet unable to determine where the locomotives are b... (more)
NS's Richmond to Crewe road local departs Richmond with a pair of SD40-2s for power.
After getting a window to cross RF&P Sub, BB Z862 crosses the diamond at the former HN Cabin, still standing on the right. Today, this crossing is controlled by CSX remotely from Jacksonville.
My wife called and said she'd seen a special train so the chase was on. Carrying export locomotives with trucks on heavy duty flatcars this high and wide was probably destined for Norfolk. As ye... (more)
Buckingham Branch Z862 switches Doswell Yard with a pair of geeps for power.
The Acca to Fredericksburg turn heads back south through Ashland with a single ex-CR GP38-2 leading.
Southern Fools: In a consist that would seen too good to be true for April fools, NS 8099 and NS 1069 pull the Masters OCS southbound through Charlottesville, Virginia, after dark, as they head f... (more)
M301 heads south at Doswell in between a fleet of Amtrak trains on the RF&P Sub.
The Carolinian passes HN Cabin at Doswell, where the ex-C&O (now Buckingham Branch) crosses the RF&P.