The buds are beginning to pop on the trees along S. Center St. in Ashland, VA as southbound CSX Q419 passes en route to Richmond and points south.
Assisted by CSXT power, RF&P GP-40 No. 121 moves a heavy Train No. 401 through the town of Ashland. RF&P GP-40's were equipped with dual control stands and could be operated with either the long h... (more)
The Northeast Regional P095 arrives into Ashland, VA on time and not a minute to soon. Canon EOS 50D
The southbound Carolinian heads through the Ashland "Quiet Zone" at track speed. Canon EOS 50D
CSX Train 409-15 strolls through Ashland powered by a SD70MAC (#4756 built 2004) and a SD40-2 Engine (8017 built 1979 for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad with road #8017).
Spring has sprung! Two GE widecabs, running elephant style, hustle the empty Tropicana juice train southward past the former RF&P station and blooming trees in downtown Ashland, headed back... (more)
At least Amtrak was still moving in this storm.....recently they have shut down completely from Washington DC to Richmond
Ashland nights! CSX' street running trackage transforms from the beauty of daytime operations into a delight for the senses at night amid surroundings dating to the civil war era. Higher train spe... (more)
The Amtrak schedules are chaotic as Amtrak 79 passes by Gwathmey Church and is running about three minutes behind Amtrak #89.
Forgot to put on my mask as this train rolled by with trash containers on the head end which filled the downtown area with an unpleasing smell.
Two residents watch a southbound Northeast Regional train pass the beautiful Ashland station.
The Tropicana Juice train rolls south through Ashland en-route to Florida on a very nice fall morning.
Monday Afternoon.
The juice train heads through Ashland on its way south to pick up another load of Florida orange juice.
Amtrak Train #95 prepares to stop in Ashland at the old depot.