Norfolk Southern's Nickel Plate heritage unit curves past the red barn in Rectortown, Virginia heading west on the NS B-Line.

On a cool spring afternoon, Norfolk Southern train 227 (Norfolk, VA-Enola, PA manifest/intermodal) curves past the freshly painted barn in Rectortown, Virginia heading west on the NS B-Line.

Without the 1970’s GM iron inconveniently parked in sight of this vantage point, this could easily have been a scene from the 1950’s in rural Virginia. In fact, Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218 ... (more)

Snaking its way west across Norfolk Southern's 'B-Line', the hotshot intermodal train is running at restricted speed after getting a defect detector not working message a couple miles back. The tr... (more)

An NS SD40E leading an MOW train at Rectortown on the B-Line.

NS intermodal 203 descending the NS B-Line at sunset.

Norfolk & Western 1218 works its train through the reverse curve at Rectortown, Virginia.

Fire and Fury

Mount 1218 erupts all over the settlement of Rectortown, Virginia, as it works its way east toward Manassas and Alexandria. With a heavy train, a reverse curve, and a... (more)

OCS (Office Car Special) deadheading back to Altoona from Augusta, Georgia, following the Masters golf tournament.

Slowing for the curves at Retortown

Delaplane is a shot that everyone and their brother seemed to want to get. Shortly after Delaplane is this shot coming into Rectortown, and it was a little less crowded. 611 makes her way back t... (more)

N&W Class J #611 rounding the tight curves through Rectortown, VA on Sunday's morning run of "The American."

One of the first runs of train 233 (NS Hagerstown/Conrail connection-Manassas)

A tiny break in the clouds follows 211 as he enters the small village of Rectortown.