CSX Train #439-15 passes slowly by the old Train Station in Ashland en-route to Richmond VA where it will pickup a new crew at ACCA Yard and then head south. Rail Ties can be seen in betweens the ... (more)

Amtrak Train #89 passes slowly through the center of Ashland VA much to the delight of a father and his young son as they wave to the engineer. March 2013.

CSX Train Q141 rolls through the small community of Ashland, VA on a quiet and peaceful Saturday morning. March 2013.

CSX engine 8484 has a long history of serving different railroads since January 1968. It was originally built as an EMD SD45 for the Pennsylvania Railroad with roster #6234. It served with Penn ... (more)

This old SD40-2 started out in January 1977 with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as engine #7609. Tonight, it waits it turn for maintenance at the CSX Maintenance Facility in Richmond. March 201... (more)

Available information offers conflicting views about the original railroad that owned this engine but purportedly it was built in August 1952 as an EMD GP7 unit for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa ... (more)

Passing under the newly installed signals on the north side of Collier Yard, Amtrak Train #79 heads south towards the Carolinas. December 2012.

Today was the inaugural run of the new Amtrak service between Washington DC and Norfolk, VA. Heritage engine #156 is leading the parade of cars with dignitaries from CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Am... (more)

Amtrak Engines 155 and 156 are parked during the rainy evening at the Staples Mill Road Station waiting to head north the next morning. December 2012.

Having seen many full moons over the decades, this CSX Engine #6341 was originally built for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in June 1981 with Roster #4447. November 2012.

Amtrak Engine #513 waits for Tuesday morning's assignment where it will head out on a Regional Train towards Washington DC. This locomotive will be switched out for an electrical powered engine t... (more)

Originally built as a SD 40 for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in May 1967 with Roster #7493, this engine has been converted to a SD 40-2 by CSX. November 2012.

Although restored in the old RF&P paint scheme, engine #101 was originally built in November 1950 and still operates today for the Buckingham Branch Railroad as engine BB #101 located in the small... (more)

The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad recently acquired this RS-11 engine that was a former member of the Louisville, New Albany & Corydon Railroad (LNAC) where is it was not in use for a decade... (more)

A VRE engine sits at the Bryan Park Maintenance Terminal waiting for service. November 2012.