Roanoke train 145 meeting northbound CSX M416 at the RO interlocking

An M415 being led by two CM44s, coming south off the Long Bridge.

The southbound Auto Train departing the Lorton terminal. Soon enough a consist like this will be a thing of the past, as ALC-42s are planned to start leading in early August.

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)

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)

Amtrak's Silver Star 91 passing through the RO interlocking with an ALC-42 duo.

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)

M421 coming southbound through the RO interlocking diverging to track 1.

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.