An outbound Virginia Rail Express train from Washington DC has just passed over Long Bridge over the Potomac River at a location known as RO, short for Roslyn Operator from the days of a manned to... (more)

An outbound Virginia Rail Express train from Washington DC has just passed over Long Bridge over the Potomac River at a location known as RO, short for Roslyn Operator from the days of a manned to... (more)

An outbound Virginia Rail Express train from Washington DC has just passed over Long Bridge over the Potomac River at a location known as RO, short for Roslyn Operator from the days of a manned to... (more)

An afternoon Spotsylvania-bound VRE train approaches Crystal City Station as it passes a northbound CSX Manifest.

Breaking the Silence: All that can be heard in the tranquility of Leesylvania State Park is the gentle waves lapping the shore and morning songbirds only just making their presence known. That is ... (more)

A Washington, D.C.-bound VRE service operating on the Fredericksburg Line crosses the Powell’s Creek Trestle near Woodbridge, VA. Photo taken from Leesylvania State Park.

A reverse commute VRE train enters the interlocking at RO bound for DC while an outbound enters the Long Bridge in the background.

A Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania bound VRE train passes RO on their way south.

The Washington Monument and US Capitol frame reverse commute VRE 336 as their MP36 shoves the train towards DC.

VRE 329 heads into Crystal City with the US Capitol in the background across the Potomac River.

A Manassas bound Virginia Railway Express train heads away from Washington DC with one of the many MP36s on the VRE roster leading.

A Virginia Railway Express commuter train, pulled by MP36PH-3C V67, threads its way through the maze of double-slip switches in Washington Union Station as it brings another trainload of passenger... (more)

An afternoon VRE Fredericksburg Line service passing by the Lorton Concrete Plant as it makes its way down to Woodbridge for its next stop.

VRE Fredericksburg Line train 307 pulls into its namesake town.

Originally a late-model C&O GP40 this unit has been converted for commuter service and will soon be painted. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.