A former Texas Star Clipper (nee-CNW) F7A, acquired back in 2012 by NS originally to be rebuilt as a new unit for the OCS, now sits quiet and decrepit on the end of a pipe plant siding a few miles... (more)

In a rare unobstructed view of the former CN F7A, RPCX 9177 sits in the Shenandoah Valley Railroad yard on an absolutely frigid night in Staunton, VA. This locomotive was originally acquired to be... (more)

The days of the old N&W CPLs are numbered, as seen here at Webster. In some locations, such as Bonsack, the new "Vader" signals have already gone up and the CPLs come down. In others, su... (more)

With three generations of motive power on display, CSX Y101 works the yard in Clifton Forge beside two former workhorses for the C&O in SD40 7536 and Greenbrier class 4-8-4 614 that are on display... (more)

A clean AC44C6M leads the charge of a westbound mixed freight out of the iconic Gallitzin tunnels as an elderly man and his dog look on

After finding the power sitting at a co-op in Weyers Cave and having a chat with the crew , I learned that they would be working Houff for about 45 minutes before heading back south to Staunton. T... (more)

Norfolk Southern's specially painted Pier 6 hopper stands out sharply against the snow as it gets dragged west to be refilled with coal at Toms Creek.

The old Norfolk & Western CPL signals in Radford yard stand proud in the blistering July Virginia heat.

An old ALCO T-6, now owned by the Roanoke Chapter NRHS, pulls short excursions for the VMT on Train Lover's day.

An old and battered work horse sits silently in the yard, while NS's current show ponies rest up on the fuel track before taking a train east to Norfolk or south to Winston-Salem

A close up view of the RCPX 407, an ex-Texas Star Clipper, nee-CNW F7 that was in the process of being moved from Pleasant Valley to Staunton by the SVRR.

NS 21J slowly emerges out of the famous Gallitzin Tunnel with the Norfolk & Western heritage unit on point as it prepares to crest the grade and begin its downhill descent to Pittsburgh.

SVRR's 6512, painted in the scheme it was delivered to the B&O in decades ago prepares to couple the two tank cars and run around them next to the old Chesapeake Western depot. SVRR's 367, an ex-N... (more)

On a chilly Halloween morning in Clifton Forge, the yard crew performs H750's switching duties aboard a brand new CM44AH rebuild fresh out of the paint shops in Huntington. On track 1 is westbound... (more)

The power for Buckingham Branch's Staunton-Charlottesville local crosses the C&O bridge in Staunton, VA after dropping off two hoppers from Charlottesville and one hopper from Waynesboro off to th... (more)