A Norfolk Southern train carrying plastic resins heads towards the Starpet manufacturing facility in Asheboro, NC. It is there that these resin materials will be converted into plastic bottles fo... (more)

The Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station abounds with Amtrak power this evening. Heritage Phase IV Engine #184 and Engine 18 wait for there respective duties on Sunday Morning. These trains will depa... (more)

Amtrak Heritage Phase II Engine #66 on Amtrak Regional Train #66 which originated in Newport News now passes through Richmond, VA with its next stop at the Staples Mill Road Station. April 2011.

Amtrak's Phase II Heritage Engine #66 leads the Northeast Regional Train #66 having just left Newport News VA and is arriving at its first stop in Williamsburg VA. April 2011.

Amtrak Heritage Unit #156 will depart the Staples Mill Road Station at 8AM in the morning as Northeast Regional Train #84. April 2011.

CSX Q171 passes by the Ashland Train Station on Track #2. April 2011.

CSX Q741-Juice Train passes by the old Ashland Train Station on Track #2. April 2011.

Amtrak #91 passes by the old Ashland Train Depot. April 2011.

Amtrak Auto Train #53 passes through Ashland on its journey to Florida. April 2011.

Westbound CSX Grain Train #8788 slowly ascends Afton Mountain where it will stop just ahead at the west Afton signal while waiting for an approaching eastbound Buckingham Branch train headed towar... (more)

CSX Train #14 with empty coal cars heads west this afternoon as it passes Mile Post 197.77 near the Chiles Peach Orchid west of Crozet, VA. 3-26-11.

Kind of a rare situation to see these days, CSX Train W030 passes by Shiplock Park with Engine #8048 still wearing the old YN1 Paint scheme. This 3,000 horsepower SD40-2 unit was built in 1979 fo... (more)

CSX Train Y318 heads back towards Fulton Yard after having pushed Train #T337 up the grade at Dog Pond and then onto ACCA Yard. March 2011.

CSX Train F723 heads south as it gets ready to enter the Hopewell Sub just ahead. The train is led by senior power this afternoon - #7683 celebrates its 20th anniversary this year while the second... (more)

The early morning sun lights up CSX Train T337 as it passes by the old Main Street Station. A pair of leading GE units (AC6000 and C44-9W) is assisted by Engine #5412 (ES44DC) which is on the rea... (more)