With just about every inch of space at ground level taken, I decided to scramble to the top of Copper Creek for a shot I've always wanted. Crawling in at 2mph, the 80th CSX Santa Train gleams in t... (more)

A BNSF duo leads NS 273 west through Elliston, VA.

NS 62U makes its way east through Ironto, VA.

Pkin South: NS 13Z heads south through the CPLs at control point Pkin, which are due to be taken down in the coming year. This train is about to meet a northbound 12Z in the siding.

Salem Style: UP 6558 brings up hotshot intermodal NS 278 through Salem, Virginia, as the clean Union Pacific visits the Star City and soon to be the port of Norfolk, VA.

Manifest 126 slowly makes its way into Radford hard at sunset.

NS 273 rockets past Shawsville at track speed with a shiny BNSF GEVO in charge.

The peaceful scene of Leesylvania State Park's quiet woods and waters was briefly disturbed as the Office Car Special crossed the Powell's Creek Trestle on its early morning run on the RF&P out of... (more)

Foreign Boros: UP 8022 brings up the rear of manifest 12Z through Waynesboro, Virginia, as it passes through the industrial center of the city and the target warehouse can be seen on the bottom r... (more)

CSX Coal Drag C742 passes through the interlocking at Doswell Junction.

Far from home: What may look like a scene out of SoCal with the canal and tall buildings is actually a scene from southwest Virginia. An eastbound stacker picks up speed after departing Roanoke w... (more)

50 Year Special: Northeast Regional 156, spirited with 50 year anniversary engine AMTK 108 heads north across the diamond in Charlottesville, Virginia, that connects the Buckingham Branch with th... (more)

A short 279 winds through Shawsville, VA on a warm and pleasant afternoon. The tractor and plow just finished a day of work as evident by the freshly disturbed soil.

A dash 9 leads manifest NS 19W west through Shawsville, VA.

CSX Train I031 rolls past the tower at Doswell Junction heading south on the CSX RF&P Sub.