This southbound is approaching the station in Ashland Va, then on to Richmond and points south.

Amtrak is just behind this freight on the other track. A good day of train watching. over 15 trains in about 4 hours!!

A very short Q-171 hustles south towards Richmond.

I think there were more railfans than passengers at the station today. It is a great place to watch trains on th busy CSX (ex RF&P) mainline. Randolph Macon College is just behind the locomotive. ... (more)

Regional service train 95 rolls to a station stop in ashland, va

A well used EMD still keeps up with this almost brand new GE. Its first picture on this site!!

After a day of severe thunderstorms and rain, the sun broke out in ahsland for about 20 minutes, long enough to shoot the northbound carolinian and the southbound regional 95 in the sunlight.

Twin genesis leads the American Orient Expres son it's final trip from DC as it heads cross country and becomes a western operated train.

Southbound intermodel Q171 rolls through ashland on a beautiful day heading for florida

Amtrak train rolls past a church in Ashland south towards Richmond VA.

A brilliant winter day. However, the temperature was almost 70 degrees, which made it feel like spring time!!

As U324 came through ashland heading for south carolina the lead sd60 kept belching black smoke from it's exhaust...

CSX Q173 speeds southbound through the middle of Ashland, VA.