Built by the Marion Steam Shovel Company of Marion, Ohio in 1920 this unique item is possibly the oldest remaining 12" gun mount on a rail car. Once used as coastal defenses through the 1920... (more)

As this grain train was arriving in Harrisonburg, Virginia today, an unfortunate derail occurred with several loaded grain cars hitting the ground. Traffic was blocked on the nearby Route 11 for ... (more)

Making their early morning departure from Staunton to be ultimately interchanged with Norfolk Southern in Waynesboro. Soon these 4-6-2 will arrive in Canada. Buckingham Branch Railroad has taken... (more)

C&O #2732 sits behind the Virginia Science Museum in Richmond.

It is a rare site to see a steam locomotive in Staunton. In this case is former Canadian Pacific G5d tenders rest on a flat car, waiting to move out from Staunton. Ultimately, they will head to ... (more)

Just a shell of how this yard use to be. Looking west at the Smith Creek Yard in Clifton Forge, not much remains except the C&O Heritage Center. The equipment pictured, in various states of repa... (more)

Preparing to leave Staunton. Here Buckingham Branch #13 is preparing to pull out of the SVRR yard with Virginia Central steam locomotives #1238 and #1286.

Built in 1942, this Krupp 283mm rail gun "Leopold" was captured by Allied forces in 1944. For many years it sat at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds before it was moved to Fort Le... (more)

Virginia Central Railroad is making its departure from Staunton. In the early 1990s the Virginia Central Railroad ran excursions from Charlottesville to Clifton Forge, Virginia on CSXT. Due to i... (more)

Interior view of Norfolk & Western postal car #93 at the Virginia Transportation Museum in Roanoke, Virginia. This car was built in 1937 by the Bethlehem Steel Car Company.

Here sits C&O GP7 #5828 at the C&O Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia. The replica depot serves as the gift shop for the center.

It is a rare site to see a steam locomotive in Staunton. In this case is former Canadian Pacific G5d that was run by the Virginia Central Railroad. In the early 1990s, Virginia Central Railroad ... (more)

Just rusting away. Here sits Appalachian Power Company fireless 0-4-0 pared with C&O MOW car #911220.

Chesapeake and Ohio SD40 is seen sitting at the C&O Heritage Center in Clifton Forge.

Some fresh paint is seen on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. Formerly known as #40, this GP9 has been repainted and has been renumbered to its former Chesapeake and Ohio number #5940. It is pared... (more)