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)

M422 heading northbound on track 1 through RO, hauling what appears to be a turbine part on a 12-axle flatcar. In the background is the DC National Airport.

A reverse commute VRE train enters the interlocking at RO bound for DC while an outbound enters the Long Bridge in the background.

A Roanoke bound train just underwent an engine change from electric to diesel in DC, and enters Virginia with a P42 on the point.

A Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania bound VRE train passes RO on their way south.

The Washington Monument and US Capitol frame reverse commute VRE 336 as their MP36 shoves the train towards DC.

VRE 329 heads into Crystal City with the US Capitol in the background across the Potomac River.

A Manassas bound Virginia Railway Express train heads away from Washington DC with one of the many MP36s on the VRE roster leading.

P125 heads out of RO with a single aging P40DC leading. The US Capitol building can be seen on the right thanks to some recent brush cutting at this location.

The Silver Star just departed DC and heads away from the Washington Monument as they begin the trip down the RF&P Sub and points south on the way to Miami.

Capitol Skyline. A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Blue Line train led by 3000-series car no. 3264 (Breda, 1984-1988) is seen climbing up from the tunnel to Ronal... (more)

Amtrak's southbound Silver Star rolls under CP-RO southbound on the CSX RF&P Subdivision in Arlington, Virginia. The recent warmth has brought out some flowers weeks earlier than their usual appea... (more)

February flowers? The recent winter warmth has brought out flowers much earlier than usual here just outside of Washington, DC. One of Amtrak's Norfolk-bound regionals rolls past Long Bridge Park ... (more)

Fredericksburg Line train 307 heads south into Virginia at dusk as they pass through RO.

Amtrak 80 approaches RO near dusk with a train from Charlotte.