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)

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

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

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.

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

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)

The Pelican is seen steaming its way under the Vicker Coaling Tower as it heads back east to Roanoke.

My first train of the new year had one heck of a consist leading it south in 4000 and 4002. I chased it from Roanoke - Ferrum, and is seen here rolling alongside US 220 through the quiet town of B... (more)

A consist that you definitely don't see every day, SVRR provides some pretty unique opportunities with their roster of first-gen diesels. The 367 is an ALCO RS-11, originally built for the N&W and... (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)

NS 756 eases its way downgrade with the DC to AC conversion units leading