Virginia Rail Express is a commuter railroad that serves towns outside of Washington D.C. In this shot, V66 leads a string of cars into Fredericksburg, VA and towards Richmond, VA.

On a lovely March morning, the St Patrick's Day festival is in full swing at the Spotsylvania Industrial Park, and a load of museum guests are riding along as they depart the 'Deep Run Station' be... (more)

The Virginia Central Railway began life as the 38 mile three foot gauge Potomac, Fredericksburg, and Piedmont Railroad, which ran between Fredericksburg and Orange, Virginia. Standard-gauged in 19... (more)

Pulling a cut of 100 empties out of Birchwood, U161 is just a few hours from going on the law as they make the grueling 10mph trek out the Sealston to the RF&P main.

Fall foliage is finally starting to show its colors as P301 streaks across the Harrell Road bridge on this beautiful October afternoon.

With reports of a bridge strike here (though it was not), the engineer of Q705 runs restricted speed over the bridge as he inspects the scene. It's easy to see why bridge strikes are common here, ... (more)

X802 heads north just after the Howard St tunnel was re opened hauling extra freight to NY

Due to the floods that engulfed the C&O in West Virginia, The RF&P are seeing a good amount of Rerouted traffic, as this Phosphate train heads north with a classy Ex Conrail leader and a friendly ... (more)

A trifecta of sorts for Fredericksburg; 1. A decent leader; 2. The Fredericksburg Station; and 3. The old Purina Tower! This day's Q410 featured one of just 20 ACE's on CSX's roster leading on a s... (more)

A decent leader is featured on today's L033, as he thunders under the Leland Road Overpass on the RF&P. On the rear of this train is a pretty unusual occurrence, CSX's Inspection Car 'Georgia' is ... (more)

A CSX manifest freight, lead by a perfect pair of ES44AH locomotives, passes Lansdowne road crossing in the late evening.

A VRE races passed Lansdowne grade crossing in the evening light.

Working his way out the Sealston on the weekly pilgrimage, D793 features a GP15 and GP40-2 for power on a gorgeous and warm March morning.

With the fog still lingering in the air well into the afternoon, the Fredericksburg local is making its weekly pilgrimage down the Sealston Branch. Seen here about 1/3 of the way down, today's tra... (more)

The Silver Star A Roger Puta Photograph