The WW train 102 switches my scrap yard and drops an ill-fated ballast hopper that was deemed cut-local by CSX. From this angle it really looks like a car that got forgotten on its side on a mode... (more)
The WW102 heads through Abrams Swamp with some low clouds lingering. This was one of the last full trains to the Covia facility in Gore.
Classic WW power works the HH Omps transload, a facility also shared with Valley Proteins (now Darling Ingredients). I-81 looms in the background. Note the extremely steep grade on the one track... (more)
Winchester and Western 102 rolls west out of town across White's Lake with a string of cars destined for Gore in August 27, 2024. The nine cars are being sent to the shops to get cleaned and readi... (more)
The WW 102 passes the former "Zeropak" complex which is undergoing a major redevelopment in Winchester. Due to this project the furthest west track is out of service due to the fact it ... (more)
WW1002 leads the WW102 at my scrap yard, Hub Scrap Metals of Northern Virginia. It is very unusual for the power to be all the way back in the yard. These units are over 70 years old and sti... (more)
The WW102 heads south to Continental/O'Sullivan's with a classic GP leader passing a blooming tree.
On a nice summer evening, L129 passes an old coal tipple and a park dedicated to Patsy Cline, who had her childhood home up on a nearby hill.
CSX L129 heads down the "street running" section of the CSX Shenandoah Subdivision in Downtown Winchester with only 3 cars in tow.
CSX L129 heads into the yard track to end the day with a pair of EMD 4 axles.
WW102 heads back from Gore, passing several blooming red bud trees.
WW102 heads south with a nice assortment of spring colors present between the blooming red bud trees and the GMTX locomotive.
The L129 heads south through the CSX Shenandoah Subdivision's semi-"Street Running" section in downtown Winchester on a nice spring afternoon.
The WW102 heads north with a lone car from Continental past a blooming tree. Later in the year a former B&O and WW caboose would be set in this area by our NRHS Chapter, the Northern Shenandoah c... (more)
L132 works the Kingspan manufacturing facility in Winchester, during a nice sunset, before finishing building his train and heading to Brunswick.