NS 18M drops downgrade in a gloomy late June afternoon. The brilliant colors of the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit contrasted nicely with the fog and rain.

A (nearly) three way meet! Metra 213 shoves a train toward Chicago as Metra 194 slows to a stop on the far track. If you look closely under 213’s green signal, you can see the headlight of an ... (more)

The Southern heritage unit leads train 12Z through Arcadia, VA on a warm summer morning. The green of the engine blends pleasantly with the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

NS 77A pulls into Appalachia, VA with the still shiny Southern Heritage Unit.

An ATSF semaphore signal waits patiently for the next day’s Southwest Chief after the passage of a thunderstorm.

NS 62U rolls east through some beautiful morning light in Wabun, VA. The second engine is an ex Citi-Rail unit.

The Canadian National power of this loaded sand train looks very out of place rolling through the Virginia mountains. NS 62U rolls east through Lafayette, VA on its way towards North Carolina.

NS 13Z passes a private crossing in Crockett, VA on its way towards Tennessee. The train is led by Union Pacific’s Missouri Kansas and Texas Heritage Unit, better known as “The Katy.”

NS 13Z rolls across the New River trestle in Radford, VA on its way towards Tennessee. The train is led by Union Pacific’s Missouri Kansas and Texas Heritage Unit, better known as “The Katy.�... (more)

The Crescent picks up speed after departing Meriden, MS with the 130 phase ll heritage unit leading.

Amtrak 4 slows down due to signal issues during a thunderstorm. The famed “Wagon Mound” can be seen among the dark clouds and distant thunderheads.

Amtrak 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, has just knocked down the semaphore signals in Levy, NM on its way towards Raton, NM. A thunderstorm popped up and it started to rain very heavily just as... (more)

The farmers of the area are gathering first crop hay and the air is thick with the smell of fresh cut grass and honeysuckle. NS 934 welded rail train rolls by a freshly mowed field in Shawsville,... (more)

The 80th CSX Santa Train slows to a stop in Dante, VA so Santa Claus can hand out gifts and candy to the crowd of people at the back of the train. The train is led by CSX's three executive FP40H-... (more)

NS 15T speeds west through Shawsville, VA as a supercell thunderstorm looms in the background.