Just 70 miles from their final destination of Newport News, VA, this eastbound loaded coal train with 130 loads is blasting off from the Capitol City after receiving a new crew. A pair of ES44AH's... (more)

The hotshot intermodal is seen running nearly on time as he passes through what should be the work zone for the 3rd track project. However, the contractor was pulled from the job after they were f... (more)

With the work ongoing at the new Crossroads interlocking, this L409 passes a loaded stone truck waiting for his passage to dump ballast as they prepare for the new VRE station to open in just 2 sh... (more)

Headed back to Waycross, under much more favorable weather than the previous run north, the trio of specially painted ES44AH's on CSX's roster are now on train Q409. Seen here having just finished... (more)

Just seconds from making their stop and go at Ashland (no passengers on/off), Amtrak train 67 headed for Newport News features the 50th Anniversary P42DC #161, the new Phase I livery heritage loco... (more)

The sun is setting on this cold February evening as Amtrak's Auto Train is seen coming across the Rappahannock River, about to pass through the Amtrak Station in Fredericksburg.

Just one of 5 active SD70MAC's in YN2 paint (at the time), CSX #4561 leads an empty Wheelwright train out the former C&O Mainline, as evident by the still standing, and still good looking signals ... (more)

No doubt one of the most unique railroad operations in the United States, the Mount Washington Cog Railway was a must hit on my recent vacation to the area. Seen here ascending toward the 6,300 fo... (more)

With fall foliage nearing its peak in south-central Virginia, loaded coal train U306 heads south as the conductor waves his notebook at a few railfans while passing by.

A somewhat rare occurrence at Kenova; a decent over/under between the N&W and C&O mainlines. The difference here is, despite what you may think, both trains are Norfolk Southern's. The one up top ... (more)

The day after a small snowfall, and nearly all of it has melted as a Norfolk Southern Manifest train rolls south through the quiet zone that is Downtown Culpeper, Virginia.

It is a beautiful, cloudless morning in Fredericksburg as the area local D793 heads north across a nearly still Rappahannock River, bound for the DC area to work a few industries. Ex B&O GP40-2 #6... (more)

A rather unusual sight anymore, a pair of GP40-2's leading a CSX GE Evolution Series locomotive. Usually this is the other way around, but without a way to spin the power, they had to make do with... (more)

On a bitterly cold Fall morning, the last of fall shows through in the trees as empty grain train G782 leans into the curve at Massaponax with 65 covered hoppers in tow.

With the Clinchfield having been shutdown for a couple of months now, the newly routed coal trains are becoming more evident on the RF&P. The one seen most often is this, T315, seen here sweeping ... (more)