As severe storms start to roll in from the mountains, a few rays of sun peak through the clouds over the James River as 212 makes their way north with the New York Central and Penn Central heritag... (more)

It's a long way down, as the 1218 starts accelerating its train on the return trip to Alexandria.

The 1218 is getting ready to go back to Roanoke from Lynchburg, on its second public excursion. Later in the day, it will run from Roanoke to Walton and return.

On this May morning a thick fog hung over the James River while everywhere else the morning was beautiful. Amtrak 20, the NB Crescent, cuts through the fog like a knife as it heads out of Lynchbur... (more)

The Amtrak Roanoke Regional heads across the James River trestle on it way to New York City just after its Lynchburg station stop.

Sailing high above the James River, a northbound Southern Railway piggyback train is stretched along the trestle over the James River in Lynchburg, Virginia. Southern’s GP50’s were the only ones t... (more)

CSX SW1500 1103 and MP15T 1206 at Sandy Hook Yard.

Norfolk Southern mixed freight train 158 crosses the Cotton Mill Trestle in Lynchburg bound for Crewe.

Kemper Street station began serving passengers on the Southern Railway line when it opened in 1912, and is still going strong today serving Amtrak Northeast Regional and Crescent trains. The stree... (more)

The northbound Crescent travels over the James River on a steamy summer morning.

A Northeast Regional bound for Roanoke heads over the James River as the sun sets on a super hot and muggy evening. The bug bites were well worth the shot.

Today's northbound Amtrak Crescent was supposed to have the Phase IV heritage unit leading, which ended up being taken off in Greensboro. Powered by a solo unit, the Crescent crosses the former So... (more)

Thanks to the construction efforts of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, this new vantage point of the Blue Ridge District has opened up! With a paint chipped front and clean side, P42DC number 92 lea... (more)

NS 41N eases across Cotton Mill on a blazing hot summer afternoon in central Virginia.

Amtrak Northeast Regional train 156 slowly winds around the west leg of the wye from NS's Kinney Yard to Montview yard. In the background, the train passes the former Amtrak Lynchburg Woodall road... (more)