Riffe at rest under an angry sky. An 8 second exposure @ f4.0, ISO 200

The Intermediate at Riffe comes alive to lead the way for an Eastbound train. A 40 second exposure @ f2.8, ISO 1600

A&O empties bound for Cowen cross the 110 foot high viaduct south of Grafton.

Q317 crosses the Little Kanawha River after departing the low yard just before sunrise. Special thanks to Todd Atkinson and Chris Strogen for the heads up.

An Eastbound works its way through the 6188 foot Big Bend Tunnel, and into a winter wonderland.

The fiery glow from the WAS Pence Springs in a heavy snowfall.

An 11mm view of NS 202 heading North across the James River and CSX James River Subdivision at Natural Bridge Station, on a wet mid-winter morning.

The only unpainted locomotive on the Buckingham Branch rests along with BB 13 in Goshen. a 78 second exposure @ f4.5, ISO. Lighting provided by multiple flashes from a Canon 580EXII flash.

BB's road power for the Staunton-Clifton Forge turn idles in Goshen, under a starry sky. A single 35 second exposure @ 3.5, ISO 1600.

Empty hoppers head West up the grade at Moss Run.

A view from inside the West portal of Great Bend Tunnel. Home of the John Henry legend, the original bore at Bend Bend was completed in 1872, and served the C&O railway until being taken out of s... (more)

Sunrise at Lowell. The aluminum hoppers of an Eastbound coal train reflects the first rays of the day.

A White Christmas (Almost). The Eastbound Cardinal passes through the rolling farmland at Lowell, on a foggy and frosty Christmas morning.

The 2011 Buckingham Branch / US Marine Corp Toys For Tots special heads East towards a stop at Goshen. An ever growing tradition through Central Virginia, the train stops to collect toys at Millb... (more)

An Invisible Inferno. The 4 red aspects interacting with a heavy fog creates a blazing silhouette of a C&O cantilever at Hilldale. an 826 second exposure @ f5.0, ISO 200.