The Mysteries of Christiansburg: Empty unit grain 51Z passes by some MoW storage tracks in the town of Christiansburg, VA. It seems like every time we take a look at these tracks, something differ... (more)

The 12-Mile Climb: The typically long 277 brings hundreds of containers west from the Port of Norfolk on the Christiansburg District as it reaches the top of a 12-mile-long incline. This incline s... (more)

You Forgot Something: Just as the clouds began to make way for the afternoon sunlight, empty unit grainer 51Z rounds the corner in Christiansburg, VA with SD70ACe #1137 leading the way. Seems some... (more)

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)

Friends Meet: As Capitol Limited #29 performs a station stop at the iconic hillside town of Harpers Ferry, WV, the engineer of the train meets a good friend of his who is in town to watch some of ... (more)

NS SD70ACe #1067, the Reading Lines heritage unit, leads manifest 11Z on one of the locomotive's first runs following repaint. The timing and lighting were perfect for a multiple-location chase on... (more)

Wall of Trash: With 48 cars of garbage from the Northeast in tow, SD70AC #4582 rumbles down the RF&P towards Richmond, VA. It will eventually drop the trash cars in Collier Yard (Petersburg, VA) f... (more)

UP ES44AC #8071 sits on a heavy duty flatcar alongside several other locomotives next to the Juniata Locomotive Shops in Altoona, PA. This locomotive was involved in a derailment on May 21st, 2023... (more)

NS Dash 9 #9818 leads a BNSF ES44C4 and a long train of empty ethanol tankers west on the Pittsburgh Line through Cresson, PA.

EMD Exhaust: The southbound L133 makes the return trip to Fredericksburg from northern parts of the RF&P with Ex-Western Maryland GP38-2S #6156 in the lead. The footbridge to the VRE platform at t... (more)

Out of Nowhere: Loaded coal train C750 heads south on the RF&P with CSXT 911, Spirit of our First Responders, leading the way. The train startled me as I was under the impression I had at least 5-... (more)

Pre-Production GEVO: With the looks of a GEVO and the markings of an AC4400CW, BNSF 5733 is in a small group of about 30 locomotives classified as “AC44EV”. It’s seen here leading the New Ri... (more)

Virginia-bound: After the re-opening of the Port of Baltimore following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, most of the coal running through this area has been routed up towards the Curtis Bay ... (more)

Pocket of Sunlight: As 13R begins its journey on the Washington District, it enters a pocket of sunlight made available by the clearing in the tree line at this crossing. This allows for a well-li... (more)

The WV Curves: After departing Martinsburg, Amtrak 30 winds through the curves of the Cumberland Subdivison on its way to Harpers Ferry for another station stop.