Z631 shoves down the Stella lead in Goshen.

BB 16 leads the dinner train eastbound through Little Rock Tunnel. This small 80 foot bore on the east slope of Afton mountain is one of the highlights of the scenery that the North Mountain Subdi... (more)

Downtown Drive: BB 13 leads a string of empty coal cars westbound through downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, as they head to the University of Virginia, to drop off the coal cars.

College Coal: BB12 leads Buckingham Branch local Z631 westbound over the Main Street Bridge in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the train drops off some coal cars for the University of Virginia coal... (more)

I originally started “Red sky at morning………..” then something didn’t look right and I knew someone would correct me. I was wrwrwrong! “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight” is mo... (more)

Originally PC, then CR, then OHCR this old horse is looking mighty slick in the late summer sun. It's nice how EMDs can get a new lease on life unlike those great chugging GEs of old. Looks like... (more)

Clifton Forge is a shadow of what it used to be but is still a very interesting railroad town. It is still a significant terminal for CSX, is a stop for Amtrak's Cardinal, and home to the C&O Rail... (more)

Helping Hand: BB 13 leads a light helper set eastbound through Buffalo Gap, Virginia, along the Buckingham Branch Railroad, as they trail the N&W J 611 eastbound excursion train move.

A trio of BB geeps sitting in Doswell, getting started up 1 by 1, likely for running later in the day.

Buckingham Branch X450, the Alleghany Flyer departs Goshen siding and heads back east to Staunton with the Thursday - Sunday lunch excursion train. The Goshen industrial spur can be seen in the fo... (more)

Buckingham Branch Z631 starts their work for the day as they head east towards cold storage to grab their train for Clifton Forge. Meanwhile, Shenandoah Valley Railroad is seen below starting thei... (more)

Buckingham Branch Z631 rolls eastbound through Swoope, Virginia on the North Mountain Subdivision with a welded rail train in tow.

Buckingham Branch train Z631, also known as the Mountain Local, thunders out of the east portal of Lick Run Tunnel near Millboro. The train is currently on a decent uphill climb until they reach t... (more)

Main Street Moves: BB17 leads a local train west over the main street bridge in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, as it heads west for its next stops for work.

On a cold clear starry night in historic Staunton, Va we see the Buckingham Branch Virginia Scenic Railway's Santa Scenic Railway loading up at the Staunton Depot for their final trip of the night... (more)