CSX R171, the former OBSS (Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P 121 plus four, charges west, Main to No. 1, past the CPLs guarding Rossville interlocking on the Philadelphia Sub ... (more)

“No Drone Was Harmed”
R171, led by RF&P GP40-2 143, is westbound on the Philadelphia Sub in Rosedale, MD on January 23, 1988. The hotshot is the former OBSS, yet is still referred t... (more)

Winter’s slime hides an early—but not the first—CSX paint scheme on CSXT 6589, as the former B&O 4014 leads a late Orange Blossom Special-South through the “Hanover Curve”, westbo... (more)

“Got Horsepower?”
Five units, totaling 13,750 hp, lead the Orange Blossom Special west, about halfway between the BRADSHAW and LORELEY intermediates on the former B&O Philadel... (more)

At 14:38, a late-running Orange Blossom Special-South, with RF&P GP40 121 plus two additional, is westbound approaching Poplar (mp 82.5) on CSX's (former B&O) Philadelphia Sub on September 26, 198... (more)

CSX R171 (OBSS, Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P GP40 123 plus three, is westbound approaching Poplar (mp 82.5) on CSX's (former B&O) Philadelphia Subdivision, shortly after nine o�... (more)

“Brickyard 171”
CSX R171 (former OBSS, “Orange Blossom Special-South”), with RF&P GP40 125 plus three, is westbound by “Baltimore Brick”, approaching Rossville interlocking (... (more)

“Clear Signal: Poplar”
CSX R171 (the former OBSS, Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P GP40 121 on point, is westbound approaching the Poplar intermediates at mp 82.5 on the CSX ... (more)

“Richmond, Fredericksburg & Patapsco”
CSX R171 (the former OBSS, Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P GP40 121 in the lead, crosses the historic Thomas Viaduct that span... (more)

RF&P Orange Blossom Special South

Southbound in the afternoon.