The fireworks are over, and the crowd has dissipated with all but a couple left who are still standing on the bridge as this manifest rolls out of the smoke of a few smaller firecrackers set of in... (more)

After P052-19 experienced engine issues the day before, P098 had to set an engine off for him, and it just so happened to be the Ph IV heritage unit #184. So after leading P052-19 north this morni... (more)

The hotshot intermodal is seen running nearly on time as he passes through what should be the work zone for the 3rd track project. However, the contractor was pulled from the job after they were f... (more)

Making it's once yearly trip from Florida to New York, the James E. Strates Carnival train is seen rolling through Fredericksburg, Virginia with an EMD Duo leading the way this year.

With a fresh coat of paint, one of Amtrak's oldest running locomotives, and just one of a handful left in service is seen pulling this regional set, bound for Norfolk, VA.

While work is moving right along with the new VRE station here, the 3rd Track work has ground to a halt. The signal bridge is in place, and a few hundred feet of track are laid, and then the contr... (more)

Work is moving right along with the new VRE station at 'Crossroads', with the platform nearly complete. The lights are in place, the shelter is taking shape, all that is left to do is track work, ... (more)

A most unlikely trio is seen running the Fredericskburg-Acca yard job, being a GP40-2, GP15T, and GP15-1.

An EMD leader on a cab-signaled line is pretty rare, much less a 4-axle one. But this ballast train needed a leader when it arrived in Richmond, and an Ex. Conrail GP40-2 was the choice. Seen here... (more)

With the nearly full moon still overhead, and the first sings of spring finally popping up around the area, one of the many VRE Commuter trains is seen pulling into the first station of the mornin... (more)

Back when this unit was fresh off the Paint Floor, still dressed in Safety Train Attire, CSX's Newest spirit unit, the Spirit of West Springfield is seen coming back from a training session in Ric... (more)

Running with the usual duo of GP40's, the Fredericksburg to Richmond yard job is seen pulling out of Fredericksburg, running an unusually long train today of near 50 cars.

The sun has set on the first weekend of Spring, and Amtrak train P066 has fully stopped in the Fredericksburg Station as passengers shuffle around and head to the coach to load up for the trip nor... (more)

A rather unusual sight anymore, a pair of GP40-2's leading a CSX GE Evolution Series locomotive. Usually this is the other way around, but without a way to spin the power, they had to make do with... (more)

The weather could not be better as the one weekend VRE Runs on Saturdays is here, and the first of many VRE Santa Trains is seen coming back south into the Fredericksburg Station. This train would... (more)