I wonder if the new locomotive technologies being manufactured today will last as long as these three. Between this trio of EMD engines, they have 170 years of combined service to various railroad... (more)

Everything looks calm this evening as Hurricane Sandy slowly heads up the coast. These engines will definitely get a shower this afternoon and tomorrow. October 2012.

CSX Train Q401 being led with a standard cab SD40-2 that was originally built in February 1966 for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a SD40-2 heads southbound through Doswell, VA enroute to Richmond an... (more)

CSX Train L033-20 with a trio of General Electric power rolls southbound through Doswell, VA enroute to Richmond and then points south. October 2012.

Under the full moon, Buckingham Branch Engine #5 will wait through a cool evening before receiving an assignment tomorrow. September 2012.

A southbound RF&P/CSX Operation Red Block Special was southbound on the RF&P on Oct. 26, 1988 with RF&P GP40 No. 127 and CSX GP40 No. 6796. As usual, when RF&P ran special trains, they picked the... (more)

Buckingham Branch engines 9 & 8 have retired for the night. September 2012.

A trio of Buckingham Branch engines take a well deserved rest on a Sunday afternoon while CSX Train Q176-12 heads north on the former Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac line. August 2012.

Buckingham Branch Engines #3 & 32 head down the former Chesapeake & Ohio Line towards Richmond, VA. March 2006.

These two ole senior members of the Buckingham Branch Railroad roster take a well deserved break on Father's Day. June 2012.

Buckingham Branch 5 sits with a short consist on the interchange track connecting CSX's former RF&P main with the original C&O mainline now operated by the Buckingham Branch.

CSX Q439-28 passes through Doswell as it heads south with a trio of power towards Richmond, VA and points south. Lead Engine #8857 was built as a SD40-2 in August 1979 for Conrail with roster ... (more)

With Red, White, and Blue across the yard, CSX Train Q406-28 rolls between Buckingham Branch engines #3 and #8 as it heads north through Doswell on this Memorial Day. May 2012.

Its work almost done, RF&P's southbound No. 503, the Acca Local was leaving Doswell, VA on a cold Jan. 11, 1988, led by GP35 No. 131. In tow are eight cars of newsprint from Bear Island Paper Co.... (more)

Southbound RF&P Potomac Yard-Waycross manifest No. 409 was passing through Doswell, VA on Nov. 4, 1986 led by GP40-2 No. 141. The unit has received a very recent "freshening." Between trips to t... (more)