11.11.88 Orange, VA 3:40 PM. AMT 333 F40PH. On the point westbound #51 Cardinal entering the former C&O Piedmont Subdivision tracks on its way to Charlottesville.. The yard tracks in the foregrou... (more)

NS Train 14Z heads north through Pkin, Virginia as it comes out of a near-horseshoe curve.

Nice Grains: CSXT 3387 leads empty grain train CSX G229 westbound through Nicelytown, Virginia, along the final stretch of the Buckingham Branch before reaching Clifton Forge, Virginia.

Natural Freights: NS 1049 leads manifest train NS 14Z over the James River in Natural Bridge, Virginia, as it continues its journey north toward Shenandoah Yard along the NS Hagerstown District.

Loaded grainer NS 54W heads east through Pembroke,VA along the Whitethorne district.

Loaded grainer NS 54W heads east through Glen Lyn, VA.

NS Train 12Z heads north through a heaven-on-earth scene at Arcadia, Virginia.

NS Train 13Z knocks down the steam-era CPL signal at Arcadia, Virginia as it heads south for a crew change at Roanoke.

Coal train NS 820 thunders east along the New River in Rich Creek, VA.

CSX 6156 leading L133 returning back south through Alexandria after picking up a gondola car loaded with rail segments from the RO siding.

NS 8099 and 1069 doubled up on 955, returning back to Altoona, PA from The Masters for storage. Passing on former SOU trackage next to the Manassas Airport

A westbound Norfolk Southern coal train, led by Altoona-rebuild “admiral cab” EMD SD60E No. 6943, curves out of Duffield, Virginia, on May 12, 2014.

Heritage Joy: NS 8102, the Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage Unit, leads manifest 12Z northbound toward Mount Joy Lane in Raphine, Virginia, along the NS Hagerstown Line.

Work Wasps: CSXT 4729 leads a loaded Herzog ballast work train eastbound into Wasp Run Tunnel in Buchanan, Virginia, along the CSX James River Suvdivision.

Alleghany Ascents: AMTK 331, a new charger, leads the eastbound Cardinal out of the Alleghany Tunnel, as it passes a loaded coal train on track one on the left side of the frame. The elevation of... (more)