CSX C750 passes the Fin and Feather pet shop in Ashland, VA. The cowboy cutout adds to this once quiet scene now engulfed by the sound of this train.

Late in the day, returning for the Bluefield railroad show, we found this WB train of empty TopGons nearing the top of the grade. It's the golden hour. I had hoped they would rebuild these (I lik... (more)

There weren't a lot of these to begin with so I sorta made them an objective. Rumor is they are on the way out. This one is handling an eastbound mixed freight amidst the autumn colors.

94Z, a Herzog ballast train, heads across the "Hurt Connection," which connects the former Southern main line to the former Virginian main line.

289 heads south across the James River as a rainbow appears in the distance after an intense storm just went through.

28R crosses the James River with the PRR Heritage unit leading.

After a storm passed through, 28R heads across the James River with the threatening skies still looming in the background.

28R heads across the Staunton River in Altavista with the PRR Heritage unit #8102 leading.

Norfolk & Western 611 whistles for a series of crossing as it announces its arrival in Staunton.

Sailing by the passenger station this WB mixed freight looks great from the platform of the preserved caboose on display. The old road foreman's house dates from prior to the Civil War and is bei... (more)

The Rural Retreat Depot is a historic railroad station at 105 Railroad Avenue in Rural Retreat, Virginia. Built c. 1870, it is one of the oldest railroad stations in Southwest Virginia, and one of... (more)

8104 the "Lehigh Valley" Heritage unit passes the CPLs at Summit

The NS "TAG" Heritage unit leads 15T into Shenandoah Yard past the Junior Avenue CPLs

A dash 9 is still earning its keep as it leads manifest NS 11E west through Shawsville, VA at “John Farm” by an N&W whistle post.

A dash 9 is still earning its keep as it leads manifest NS 11E west through Shawsville, VA at “John Farm”.