A violent thunderstorm is looming in the background as the local is heading for the siding to do some switching. About five minutes later SPLOOSH! and ten minutes after that the sun was out. Uns... (more)

In the pouring rain BB's daily train is roaring up the steep grade, generating that Run 8 EMD sound that shakes the earth and vibrates the ambient air. The second and third career locomotives, in... (more)

Z631 runs down to the tie plant in Goshen to pick up some cars for CSX behind a pair of geeps.

Buckingham Branch Z631 starts their work for the day as they head east towards cold storage to grab their train for Clifton Forge. Meanwhile, Shenandoah Valley Railroad is seen below starting thei... (more)

BB 5 east working the east leg of the wye.

Westbound Buckingham Branch is seen between Swoope and Buffalo Gap with a short train bound for Clifton Forge.

Smoke from the wildfires out west has engulfed the Appalachian Region as the Buckingham Branch is seen heading back to the main after servicing Stella-Jones at Goshen, VA.

BB 5 was originally built as Penn Central GP40 PC 3216 in 1968.

BB 5 and 14 at the Staunton engine house locomotive shop.

BB 5 West passing the Chiles Peach Orchard at Jarmans Gap.

BB 5 was originally built as Penn Central GP40 PC 3216 in 1968.

With a former RF&P signal in the background, Buckingham Branch GP16s #5, #3, and #9 are seen in the yard in Doswell, Virginia.

I wonder if the new locomotive technologies being manufactured today will last as long as these three. Between this trio of EMD engines, they have 170 years of combined service to various railroad... (more)

Everything looks calm this evening as Hurricane Sandy slowly heads up the coast. These engines will definitely get a shower this afternoon and tomorrow. October 2012.