A W&W train heads to the shops at Gore with some covered hopper cars to be cleaned past some beautiful Virginia countryside.

On a nice late summer morning, a very rare non-revenue freight train on the line to Gore with 9 W&W hoppers en route to the shops to be cleaned, heads through Indian Hollow.

After the Covia sand plant shut down in February 24' (and rail operations a month earlier in January 24', the only traffic on the line to Gore was light power to the locomotive shops. On August 2... (more)

WW 102 heads south with one load from my facility bound for CSX and 7 empties from NS that we will load later that day. We can only load 3-5 cars at a time but the WW came twice that day and we... (more)

WW102 heads back from the shops at Gore light with 1006, a classic GP leading. Spring has sprung and the willow tree at the M Adams farm is in its full splendor.

The WW102 heads north with a lone car from Continental past a blooming tree. Later in the year a former B&O and WW caboose would be set in this area by our NRHS Chapter, the Northern Shenandoah c... (more)

With some spring foliage popping, the WW 102 crew through Downtown Winchester with the 3816 at the helm. The 3816 is going to be dropped off at the shops at Gore for its 92 day inspection. Note ... (more)

The WW102 prepares to depart Gore in the midst of an ice storm. That day was one of the roughest days on my camera equipment ever but still glad I did it. A little over a year later the sand min... (more)

With a nice sunrise in the background, the second locomotive of WW102, an aging GP10 makes a tremendous cloud of smoke after idling for the entire weekend and finally doing some work. Almost look... (more)

My yard looks a lot different after a significant snow storm! WW102 heads south after a delayed start en route to the CSX interchange in Winchester. Note the railroad wheels in the foreground a... (more)

WW102 switches my scrap yard with some of the last signs of fall color visible.

With a beautiful sunrise and fresh snow, WW102 gets his train at Carmeuse to head north. Some of the product in the hoppers is lime for cat liter at Clorox just 12 miles or so north.

On Thursday, October 31, 2024 the Winchester and Western, seen here crossing Clark's Bridge over Back Creek west of Gainesboro, VA, ran a non-revenue run from the shops at Gore, VA to Winchester w... (more)

The 102 works our scrap yard while a truck patiently waits to cross the road on a hot summer morning.

The 102 heads north, long hood forward, on a sunny morning with two of my scrap loads with a freshly cut field to the left.