Moving from one storage location to another, 8 GE Dash-8 variants are dead in tow on this evening's Q400 manifest bound for Cumberland, MD. In addition to the lead 3 motors, this train has 11 unit... (more)

The snow is coming down at a rather rapid pace as Amtrak Regional train 84 is seen just moments from making his station stop in Fredericksburg. Meanwhile, the Conductor for the local is seen on th... (more)

Happy Spring! It's the second day of spring here in Virginia, but it sure doesn't look that way. A somewhat rare early spring snowstorm is hammering the area, dumping anywhere from a couple inc... (more)

The chill of the midnight air is upon us, and the moon has just begun to rise as CSX double stack train X118 is seen knocking down the new signals at the fairly new Kilby Interlocking.

As a small crowd gathers for the 611's arrival, they give a friendly wave to the only opposing traffic the 611 had to deal with this day.

A shot available only 2-3 times a month, the Fredericksburg local runs through the Fredericksburg Amtrak Station after coming off the Sealsotn Branch just north of the station. Running today's loc... (more)

132 cars behind or ahead, whichever you decide, are helper locomotive H777, dragging this manifest out of Richmond's Fulton Yard for the trip to Rocky Mount. Leading the train is a KCS ES44AC and ... (more)

With a full day of work ahead of them, at least they don't have to battle heat anymore; however, they do have the shorter days to contend with. Seen here is the Fredericksburg to Richmond local de... (more)

The Fredericksburg Local heads out of the yard on the first day of fall, with temperatures definitely feeling like it, nearly hitting 45 degrees overnight. Now it is a bit warmer, and the crews ar... (more)

The last Ex. Conrail SD60M in YN2 scheme is seen leading a non RF&P native, a NS ES44DC. The lead locomotive had 2 Canadian National locomotives hooked on just a few hours before, but they are lon... (more)

The East Coast was in the midst of quite the deep freeze, with temperatures not reaching above freezing for nearly 2 weeks. The word was going around that a "Bomb Cyclone" was set to hit... (more)

Cool weather has set in for this early July morning, and D779 is getting a head start on the days work, with nearly a mile of train, thus calling for the extra SD50-2 added into today's consist.

On a cold January afternoon, yet another 150 cars of loaded coal are seen heading under the Hampton Roads Terminal(HRT) signals which display restricting due to the 10 mph yard limit. Leading this... (more)

On a cold January morning, the inaugural run of the new Saturday Newport News Regional, Amtrak P065, is seen heading south through the Fredericksburg Yard.

After P052-19 experienced engine issues the day before, P098 had to set an engine off for him, and it just so happened to be the Ph IV heritage unit #184. So after leading P052-19 north this morni... (more)