Darkness begins to set in as a Hill Run climbs the 2.2% grade up to Clark’s Gap on the former Virginian with a four unit helper on the rear.

Darkness begins to set in as a Hill Run climbs the 2.2% grade up to Clark’s Gap on the former Virginian.

With an overnight run from Roanoke, these westbound empty hoppers drift downgrade through the fog and across the trestle at Bud, WV on the former Virginian. In a few miles this Pocahontas Divisio... (more)

Amtrak’s Cardinal #50 proceeds on former Chesapeake and Ohio rail through Orange, Virginia as the train approaches the interchange with Norfolk Southern’s Washington to Atlanta mainline on Fri... (more)

Amtrak AEM-7AC #904 maneuvers through the interlocking at K Tower as they crew brings the single toaster down to couple onto a train to take it north over the Northeast Corridor on Saturday, Octob... (more)

Two Amtrak employees pause momentarily as they wait to cut the air in on a Coach 82715 as they and other workers prepare a northbound train for the Northeast Corridor on Saturday, October 4, 2008 ... (more)

A VRE special arrives at the Manassas depot during the 15th Annual Manassas Heritage Railway Festival. The round trip specials operated between Manassas and Clifton throughout the day.

Participants board a VRE special during the 15th Annual Manassas Heritage Railway Festival. The round trip specials operated between Manassas and Clifton throughout the day.

Westbound CSX Q217 proceeds west with a short train of autoracks west of Hancock.

An eastbound CSX coal drag passes the interlocking near the west end of Hancock.

Two Geeps are parked on a siding for the weekend near the station in downtown Winchester.

NS 97M with a former Southern GP38-2 leads a work train around the wye at Keating as the crew heads towards Driftwood with MofW loads. The bridge spans the area of the confluence of Sinnemahoning... (more)

NS 640 coal train makes a run for Northumberland before the hours of service law gets the crew at McElhattan, near Lock Haven.

An NS office car special sprints southbound on the old Southern mainline south of Manassas as the consist approaches Nokesville. The train in the background is the rear of NS 227 waiting for thei... (more)

With the tail end still passing through the Keddie Wye, a BNSF trackage rights train continues the climb upgrade on the High Line.