A set of GEs lead 219 coal empties out of Fulton Yard and along the James River on their way back to West Virginia for more coal loads.

E126 breaks the relative quiet in Richmond as they head along the elevated trackage between Fulton Yard and downtown Richmond. They'll soon divert onto the Buckingham Branch for the trip to Clifto... (more)

A Shelby, KY to Newport News coal train passes the interlocking at Coney Island with the Richmond skyline in the background.

A 239 car loaded coal train for the docks at Newport News heads east out of Richmond with a pair of GEs on the point.

CSX F40PH #1 leads the CSX Office Car Special south through Richmond in the early morning hours of September 21, 2023. The train is deadheading back from a business meeting with various coal execu... (more)

CSXT 1776 leads M415 at track speed heading southbound on the James River Bridge. After being held up for several hours, CSX finally was able to get the train into Richmond. Due to the train havin... (more)

A pair of CSX YN2 AC4400CW's shove loaded grain train G631-02 up the CSX Bellwood Subdivision at 11:34 A.M. on Sunday, November 5th, 2023. This train began as the G025-31 loaded at the Heritage Co... (more)

Nothing on the slide but I'd guess around 1982 before much had been repainted.

Sitting in the sweltering heat of the eastern Old Dominion, this long unit seems to indicate the reduced status of this once bustling yard. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

A fresh Huntington SD70AC rebuild is nose-out on the rear of a loaded grain train as it makes its way into Fulton Yard. The old 'Tobacco Row' buildings make a nice backdrop, while folks below enjo... (more)

Over and Under: A few hours spent waiting on a pedestrian bridge across the James River in Richmond finally yielded a successful over/under shot.

Sure it's some big shot Science Museum now, but from 1916 until 1971, it served as a passenger station for the Atlantic Coast Line and Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroads. In 1977, it go... (more)

A loaded CSX coal train tranverses the James River Viaduct in Richmond, Virginia. The train is headed to Newport News. It is led by GE AC4400CW 202 originally built in May 1996. It has since been ... (more)

CSXT 911, the First Responders unit is shoving hard on one of the few up-grade stretches of mainline east of Clifton Forge. The grade spans most of the famous trestle that covers the Richmond Sky-... (more)

Richmond, VA, Main Street Station. I love passing by this on I95 and finally stopped to take photos.