The sun came out just long enough to throw light on manifest 35Q heading south with a colorful pair of locomotives on the head end. ES44AC #8104, the 'Lehigh Valley' heritage unit leads, while AC4... (more)

Running a tad late, hotshot intermodal 213 races south across the Roanoke River in Altavista, Virginia on a gorgeous late summer morning. Seen just right of center on the horizon is the Peaks of O... (more)

It's quarter after 9 on a cool April evening on the RF&P. Motorists pass under the mainline on Harrell Road, wondering why there's a gathering of railfans setup with cameras here. Minutes later, t... (more)

For the final time in its near 150 year history, the Ringling Brothers Circus Train heads north on the Richmond District. When I took this photo, the final run of the circus on this line was less ... (more)

Pulling a cut of 100 empties out of Birchwood, U161 is just a few hours from going on the law as they make the grueling 10mph trek out the Sealston to the RF&P main.

This little Dogwood tree is full of blooms as Spring is upon us, and the Buckingham Branch saw quite a bit of activity on this particular day. Seen here, an empty cut of 150 hoppers is seen going ... (more)

In a scene that has remained unchanged for many decades, regional train P095 heads for Newport News past a long abandoned general store.

Under sunny skies, L033-18 rolls across the Mattaponi River with a trio of CSX locomotives in the 'dark future' scheme.

Snaking its way west across Norfolk Southern's 'B-Line', the hotshot intermodal train is running at restricted speed after getting a defect detector not working message a couple miles back. The tr... (more)

Having just left Ogden yard, a UP grain train is preparing to head west. On point area trio of SD70M's, an SD9043MAC, and a Southern Pacific AC4400.

It's a warm August evening, and Norfolk Southern intermodal train 227 is running well behind schedule as it heads west on the 'B-Line'. Seen here having crested the grade, the somewhat short train... (more)

Getting every bit of track speed it can, U460 heads southbound through the Virginia countryside leaving behind quite the trail of coal dust.

For being just a little 0-4-0, the ol' #85 sure was putting on a show! As the third daily excursion makes its way south toward Frederick, the Jeddo Coal 'saddleback' locomotive was earning its kee... (more)

Bound for the Wheelwright plant just a few miles south of here, 102 loads of coal head down the Bellwood approaching Goodes Street, leaving the Richmond skyline behind.

Some fall foliage clings to the trees despite the heavy rains and winds on this cool October afternoon as NS 211 rolls south through Montpelier with a clean Union Pacific SD70ACe on point. Looks r... (more)