Madness from Selkirk: After the recent cab signal suspension, the power running the Selkirk/Waycross set (M409 and M410) had been less than interesting...until this lashup came out. Assumedly serv... (more)

M415 passes HN Cabin and crosses the BB at Doswell in the late evening.

A well-timed rerouted grain train surprises us as we spend some free time railfanning in Lorton, VA near the Chaney Concrete facility. This train was rerouted due to a derailment caused by a rocks... (more)

We don't get a lot of loaded military equipment moves here on the RF&P but when we do, you can bet every railfan that has the opportunity to see it will be trackside! After the cab signal suspensi... (more)

Regional train 186 crosses the Buckingham Branch diamond at Doswell on their way up the RF&P.

The southbound Auto Train heads through Doswell in the late evening, passing the Buckingham Branch yard.

New Paint, Old Engine: Unsurprisingly, this P42DC expelled some dark exhaust upon throttling up through the Cherry Hill Road crossing which goes to show that while Amtrak may be pursuing a new ima... (more)

A Charger leads the southbound Silver Star through Ashland.

Forgetting that it was a Wednesday, we were more or less startled by the L133 which typically makes a predictable once-weekly trip north of Fredericksburg to service industries in Lorton, Arlingto... (more)

515 to the Rescue - The night prior P099 broke down near Woodbridge, VA, so they decided to send 515 from the Auto Train terminal in Lorton. Since the P42 wouldn't magically be fixed overnight, 17... (more)

“A sight for sore eyes” is one of the many terms that can be used to describe this lashup. After years of GE leaders, and more often than not, all-GE lashups, this EMD duo on the head of X301 ... (more)

A pair of rebuilt SD70MAC locomotives lead an X30124 through Slater's Lane, entering V. I. Kreally's work authority. Visible off to the right is the unserved Norfolk Southern branch off to the (cl... (more)

Running about 20 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak Northeast Regional Train has just completed its station stop in Ashland, Virginia and is back on the move accelerating south. The CSX RF&P Subdivis... (more)

Rescuing the Regional: Amtrak Dash 8s, once fairly common on Northeast Regionals through this area, are incredibly hard to come by on anything other than the Auto Train these days…and even that�... (more)

Though ALC-42’s have been making more frequent appearances on the Chicago-bound Cardinal service, it’s P42DC #148 in charge of the train as it arrives at Alexandria Union Station on track 2.