The sun rises on a cool September morning as the Fredericksburg local heads south out of the Fredericksburg Yard to do the days work.

The sun is rising on what is set to be the hottest day of the summer as the Auto Train, just an hour away from its final destination cuts the early morning air.

Met up with a new railfan, and he was very friendly. Got a very nice wave from the engineer of P095 as well !

With just one car, D793 puts on quite the show for a railfan, as the throttle is locked into notch 8 for just a short time, giving a nice display of black smoke.

The sun is shining, not a cloud in the sky, and the trains are running great! Not to mention the crisp 55 degree air on this mid-August morning! CSX intermodal train 140 is seen breaking the silen... (more)

With another beautiful August day shaping up, CSX train Q439 is seen heading out of Fredericksburg, on to places south with a leased CEFX in the consist today.

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.

Today's Fredericksburg area Local is seen being led by a shiny Boxcar Logo Ex. Conrail GP40-2. This locomotive just arrived yesterday evening, and was exchanged from one local to another.

With an unusually short train for this time of year, the Auto Train is seen stretching out about a mile into the distance with 38 cars in tow. If you look really close at the plow, you may see whe... (more)

After a beautiful Independence day Weekend, It is beginning to feel more like July as the Fredericksburg Local is seen getting an early start to the days work. Leading today's train is a duo of GP... (more)

When an Amtrak Dash-8 makes it south of Washington D.C., anyone better take advantage of this rare opportunity, and on an absolutely gorgeous July morning, I was presented the opportunity to shoot... (more)

On an absolutely gorgeous Independence Day, VRE decided to start a "Firecracker Special" train to take people to Washington D.C. for the national fireworks. This train has engine V57 wit... (more)

With the morning just beginning, Fredericksburg Local D793 is seen heading to do the days work in the Bowman Center. Heading today's train is a new visitor, an Ex. Conrail GP38-2 in fresh looking ... (more)

With the sun setting quickly, VRE train 309 is seen pulling into the Fredericksburg Station with the bi-level station identifying sign basking in the evening sun.

With this train already running nearly 12 hours late, it's a wonder it was not later than that. With just 2 locomotives in charge of this monster 626 axle train, he is seen rounding the bend, abou... (more)