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)
Buckingham Branch Z631 departs Staunton for Clifton Forge.
Buckingham Branch's Z631 turn to Clifton Forge begins their day leaning into the curve at the Staunton station enroute to pick up their train east of town.
BB 13, 6 and 12.
Two mechanical specialists perform maintenance on BB 13 at the Staunton yard locomotive shop. Buckingham Branch #13 was originally built as Milwaukee Road (MILW) GP40 #2031 in 1967. It was also op... (more)
BB 13 was originally built as Milwaukee Road GP40 MILW 2031 in 1967.
BB 13 pulls a string of 50 coal hoppers onto the siding at Crozet with the Starr Hill Brewery in the background.
BB 13 leads train Z630 eastbound across the Norfolk Southern Washington District at JC Cabin. The train originated in Staunton and will return west after completing it's work at Charlottesville. B... (more)
Preparing to leave Staunton. Here Buckingham Branch #13 is preparing to pull out of the SVRR yard with Virginia Central steam locomotives #1238 and #1286.
BB's road power for the Staunton-Clifton Forge turn idles in Goshen, under a starry sky. A single 35 second exposure @ 3.5, ISO 1600.
The 2011 Buckingham Branch / US Marine Corp Toys For Tots special heads East towards a stop at Goshen. An ever growing tradition through Central Virginia, the train stops to collect toys at Millb... (more)
