The P40s are some of the oldest units in the Amtrak fleet, but they're still going strong primarily in Auto Train service. A pair lead train 52 north through Ashland on a fall afternoon. Ashland i... (more)

"Pepsi Can" 160 heads south through Ashland on the point of train 89.

A friendly wave from the engineer as he rolls a southbound container train past the Ashland VA Depot.

Train 174 cuts through the morning fog to a station stop at Ashland VA where northbound passengers are waiting to board.

Amtrak 837 leads the Auto Train northbound through Ashland VA. The Henry Clay Inn is in the background.

Virginia Is For Lovers! The onboard view from former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007) while holding the markers on Amtrak 89 (Pa... (more)

A southbound CSX Manifest rolls through Ashland on a now clear but previously very rainy October afternoon. Ashland and Amtrak have recently completed upgrades to the station platforms, replacing ... (more)

Amtrak Carolinian train P079 passing the Gwathmey Baptist Church at Langford.

Just seconds from making their stop and go at Ashland (no passengers on/off), Amtrak train 67 headed for Newport News features the 50th Anniversary P42DC #161, the new Phase I livery heritage loco... (more)

Saturday's CSX Q409 brought out railfans from all across the eastern seaboard, as it had all three "Pride in Service" locomotives for a daylight run on the A line. This was where the cha... (more)

The first snowfall of 2021 ravaged Virginia quite hard. Regardless of which (and the coming ice storms which completely shut down traffic), Amtrak along with the other railroads continued to opera... (more)

AMTK 654 leads a passenger train through Ashland. The front end of the locomotive seems to have suffered some damage.

2 GE's (with the help of 2 DPU's on the rear) roll a long string of coal loads down into Ashland on Ashland Train Day. These cars were loaded at Bailey Mine in SW PA, and are destined for export a... (more)