An ex-L&N GP7 leads the BB Buckingham Division local on their way back from the CSX interchange.

The great survivor. I saw this unit on an N&W local around 1966 and have followed it for years in the press. I had seen it rusting away and covered with vines. I'd been to Staunton several time... (more)

In the pouring rain BB's daily train is roaring up the steep grade, generating that Run 8 EMD sound that shakes the earth and vibrates the ambient air. The second and third career locomotives, in... (more)

Z710 pulls off the CSX connection and onto the tail track at New Canton. They'll shove the rest of the way back to Dillwyn with a big train of empties.

Z710 shoves onto the CSX ex-C&O main at Bremo Bluff behind a pair of chop nose geeps.

Pkin Push: NS 8104, the Lehigh Valley Heritage Unit, leads soutbound manifest NS 15T through the N&W CPLs at control point Pkin in Raphine, Virginia, on a muggy May afternoon.

Running South: As the buffs gather in full force, NS 8104, the Lehigh Valley Heritage Unit, leads soutbound manifest NS 15T through the soon to be expired N&W CPLs at control point Lewis Run in L... (more)

A CN duo bring loaded ethanol train NS 6D4 eastbound through Bluefield, VA.

A loaded rock train bound for the Clinchfield crosses over the James River at sunset. An aging YN2 leads the short train into the night.

The Penn Central Heritage Unit pushes the end of 13R up the summit at Linden

Buckingham Branch Z710 works their way up the original BB Buckingham Division with a GP7 and GP16 leading a train of loaded woodchips for the CSX interchange.

CSX L129 heads down the "street running" section of the CSX Shenandoah Subdivision in Downtown Winchester with only 3 cars in tow.

CSX L129 heads into the yard track to end the day with a pair of EMD 4 axles.

NS 16T heads north at Twin Falls passing the classic N&W hardware that is still on the job.

Mornings in the middle of nowhere… Running into the sun on a warm June morning, the crew of 768 hustles their loads of Progress Energy coal east through Seneca, as a frequent visitor of the l... (more)