Bluegrass RR had been on my bucket list for a long time, finally in August of 2020 we sent out on adventure to Kentucky and checked off several bucket list items in the Bluegrass state, Creation M... (more)

On a nice fall afternoon SVRR is seen here traveling north near Pleasant Valley with a VIP caboose hop special.

NS9987 leading an empty coal passes recently restored train depot in Tazewell, VA as a family looks on and waves to the crew. The depot was deeded to the town of Tazewell and through grant money a... (more)

The next chapter of this loco has been determined. With full restoration (minus traction motors) the C&O loco's new home is now the C&O Historical Society. No suitable RR was found to finish the r... (more)

I cannot locate any history on this caboose or as to why/how it got on static display just a mere 40 yards away from Southern's Manassas to Harrisonburg main line near the town of Edinburg, VA. Ev... (more)

Chesapeake Western's Elkton crew prepares a reverse move to pick up the yard crew's empties, air up, clear the Y and proceed West across the diamond on its way to the NS yard in Shenandoah. Hopefu... (more)

The view at mile post 43, one of many as the Cheat Mountain Salamander follows the Shavers Fork river on its way to our first stop at High Falls. See more of our trip here on RP at these links htt... (more)

After our meeting and transfer with Cass (which headed on towards Bald Knob), we did a reverse move back to the town location of Old Spruce where they would do the run around and take us back to t... (more)

The meeting at Old Spruce, 4 hours and 8 minutes after we departed the depot in Elkins, WV. The classic shays #4 & #11 brought up their almost fully loaded train from Cass, WV to meet up with our ... (more)

NS 8175 with 9254 Operation Lifesaver sit tied down at the original Chesapeake Western Depot. The depot, built in 1913 has been completely resorted and now houses several business. In its hay day,... (more)

Poised in a siding, the Rutland 9194 boxcar made a rather nice backdrop in its duties as a pedestrian barrier at the Day out with Thomas events for the Fall of 2018. Any history on this active rol... (more)

The NS Safety Train has made its way to Chesapeake Western's yard in Harrisonburg for a week of classes and hands on training for the city's fire and rescue personnel. It has only been in town sev... (more)

University encroachment is slowly chipping away the city of Harrisonburg and the Chesapeake Western's Yard. At one point the now fenced lot was the home of a shoe factory and an additional siding ... (more)

A former CN loco has been restored and saved from the scrap yard by a local business. Only thing its needs now is some freight cars to stretch its legs out with on some lonely unused rails. I coul... (more)

The NKP 8100 is the third heritage unit to come to the Chesapeake Western. The hertiage units usually come by way of grain trains but for what ever reason this unit was sent to Harrisonburg to do ... (more)