PNLX 7436 staged in the SVRR yard in Staunton for a night photo session. Photo taken with permission.

DGVR 5940 sits in the DGVR yard in Staunton awaiting orders as the sun sets.

DGVR 6512 idles on the house track while PNLX 7471 sits next to it.

All three railroads that were consolidated into Chessie System being represented by separate locomotives in the Shenandoah Valley Railroad yard. While 6512 and 5940 are owned by DGVR which operate... (more)

DGVR 82, an authentic Western Maryland BL2 leads the New Tygart Flyer eastbound out of Kelly Mountain Tunnel near Elkins.

Z621 drops off a CSX SD70MAC in Brand siding.

13Z passes by the Augusta Forestry Center near Crimora, VA as the sun begins to set.

50K navigates the rolling hills and tight curves on the Chesapeake Western Railway between Elkton and Harrisonburg on it’s way to the feed mill in Linville, a couple miles north of Harrisonburg.

The sound of GE’s in notch 8 echoes through the corn fields just west of Elkton, VA. 50K is down on its knees at 5 miles an hour making the assault on Johnson’s Hill, the steepest grade on the... (more)

It’s a freezing cold Christmas evening, and everything is quiet at Shenandoah yard as 14Z sits tied down on the mainline with an unusual CSX leader, waiting on the railroad to come back to life ... (more)

RNRH 522 brings a short excursion train out of VMT and into the yard in Roanoke.

Buckingham Branch 7 leads the Charlottesville job eastbound out of Staunton with a long train.

The rear DPU on NS train 12Z at control point Island Ford. The train is tied down and awaiting a recrew to take it into Shenandoah yard.

After completing their switching at the VPGC feed mill in Broadway, NS V94 heads back south to Harrisonburg with an unusually long train of about 25 grain hoppers.

Precision Locomotive Leasing and Repairs 57 sits on the Augusta Co-op spur in Staunton with a fresh coat of paint, so fresh that the logo and side road numbers have not been applied yet.