An 81 minute exposure captures C208 winding through the James River basin under a sky on fire with the aurora.

Canadian visitors in VA.

A young zebra stares at 15T while the horses appear unphased on a beautiful May evening with the "Lehigh Valley" heritage unit leading. Was certainty not expecting to see this little guy... (more)

The veterans SD60e leads local NS V81 south by the CPL at Ellis Run in Buchanan, VA.

NS V81 races through a rock cut with the veterans unit leading.

The Virginian heritage unit speeds past some farm land in Buchanan, VA with 1069 on point.

NS 11Z, with the Virginian heritage on point, speeds past control point Ellis Run on the Roanoke district.

Work Wasps: CSXT 4729 leads a loaded Herzog ballast work train eastbound into Wasp Run Tunnel in Buchanan, Virginia, along the CSX James River Suvdivision.

Tunnel Time: CSXT 4729 leads a loaded Herzog train eastbound out of the Wasp Run Tunnel in Buchanan, Virginia, along the CSX James River Subdivision.

With the L&N heritage unit in charge, CSX G797 heads east through Buchanan, VA.

The conductor is on the ground inspecting the rear of a northbound train entering the siding between Arcadia and Solitude. Norfolk & Western color position light signals still protect the interloc... (more)

A BNSF in H2 paint leads CSX B651 as it blasts out of Wasp Rock Tunnel just east of Buchanan, VA on the James River Sub.

Northbound train 12Z, with a single motor on the head-end, passing the N&W color position lights at Arcadia. Photo taken from Solitude Road in Buchanan, Botetourt County.

Southbound NS 11Z makes its way south towards Roanoke along the Roanoke District past the old N&W CPL signal at Ellis Run

An eastbound loaded coal train works its way east on CSX's James River Subdivision as it winds its way through the rural Virginia countryside. These two GEs were working hard, dragging 100 coal lo... (more)