RF&P Train No. 227 nears Richmond following a January snow and ice storm with an unusual motive power consist of GP-40 No. 127 and SW-1200 No. 81.

CSXT Chessie System GP-40 6236 heads up the last operation of Train No. 172 (the Orange Blossom Special) over the RF&P Railroad. The train is shown approaching Hermitage Road Crossing as it depart... (more)

RF&P Alco S2 switcher #55 has just been rolled out of the shop in the new simplified paint scheme.

E8 RF&P 1013 has just been painted and rolled out in the new simplified paint scheme.

Leased RF&P E8 1014 drifts down the Blue Ridge grade with tr. 25, POWHATAN ARROW. The class J 4-8-4s were mostly in standby or freight service after N&W President Stuart Saunders decided to hurry ... (more)

RF&P GP40-2 142 in Richmond, VA [6/1972].

A north south bridge traffic freight heads out as the sun sets.

An RF&P GP40 pinch hits for an ailing Amtrak F40 on this northbound train.

The bright lights of National Airport and Washington DC glow behind RF&P SW1500 #5, one of nine such units on the railroad.

121 leads a mix of Conrail and CSX units through Woodbridge.

The RF&P had three yard slugs that were built from Alco switchers. Instead of a number, the slugs were assigned the first three letters of the alphabet. "C" is shown here next to Pot Yard's engi... (more)

Conrail power frequently ran through on RF&P freights, with the addition of a cab signal equipped RF&P unit at Potomac Yard.

Even when it meant running long hood forward, RF&P's even numbered engines pointed north, while units with odd numbers faced south. This practice lasted for a short while after the RF&P was acqui... (more)