CSX's brand new Seaboard System heritage unit takes the trip up the RF&P Sub.

Golden hour Warbonnet… As severe storms start to roll in from the southwest, the sun peaks out from behind the clouds as 24X hustles across the James River with a consist that looks straight ... (more)

19W makes its way west up Christiansburg grade through Shawsville, VA at John Farm.

The wonderful fleeting blue skies and pleasant temperatures of an Indian Summer finds the Westmoreland Dumptrain with my favorite -8 model on a loaded run in this attempt to economically do short... (more)

Westbound hoppers roll out of the fumes, adding some soot to the newly notched tunnel, modified to take double stacks. Seems odd how long those things have been around.

A coal train heading for the interchange with the TVA's railroad at the Kingston Plant. See also shot number 445755.

A former Southern unit is pushing a huge train of "silversides" up the grade that summits at "Big Cut", just short of the siding at Dan'l Boone, once the home of a small yard a... (more)

Vaughn Mix: NS 7610 leads mixed freight NS 11Z southbound through the N&W CPLs in Vaughn, Virginia, as the train makes a final push toward Shenandoah Yard.

Yarding: CSXT 6050, a GP40-2, sits in Convington, VAs CSX yard awaiting its next instructions from dispatch before back east into the yard.

Arthur ACES: NS 1120 leads manifest train NS 14Z eastbound through CP Arthur in Shawsville, VA, located roughly two miles west of Roanoke.

Arthur Attack: NS 7578 leads manifest train NS 18M eastbound through the CP Arthur control point on the NS Christiansburg District as the sun rises over the western Virginia countryside.

Union Pacific's Katy heritage unit makes a rare east coast appearance leading NS train 13Z as it approaches Washington for a crew change.

Westbound hoppers burst out of the smoke and fumes in the days of mixed consists. Spur to the right is generally used only by M of W. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A double stack train snakes it’s way past some old N&W cast iron whistle posts that have escaped replacement.

N&W 2-8-8-2 2175 leads an eighty three car freight westward, near Salem Virginia, on July 11th 1953. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.