"Pepsi Can" 160 heads south through Ashland on the point of train 89.

Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac train Extra 123 South crawls out of the railroad’s "Pot Yard" (the nickname for their Potomac Yard) behind a pair of GP40s (123 and 122) and a GP40-... (more)

A pair of RF&P E8A's 1009-1014 on the point of train 375 pauses at Alexandria station before continuing south to Richmond on March 01, 1971. Two railroads, the Southern Railway and the C&O opera... (more)

The RF&P 2nd generation geeps shared a paint scheme - if not paint colors - with GM&O GP30s and GP35s.

A private corporation operated the Auto Train 1971-1981. One of the carrier's brightly colored locomotives idles prior to departure from Lorton, VA.

In a Potomac Yard scene repeated countless times over the years, a Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac SW1500/slug set grabs a classic Conrail N5C caboose off of an inbound train. It is entirely po... (more)

A northbound Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac intermodal train approaches the intermodal facility at Potomac Yard. The Washington Monument is on the center horizon, while the U.S. capitol is on ... (more)

Alexandria Traffic Jam

It’s a busy time near the passenger station in Alexandria, Virginia. A Southern Railway excursion powered by 2-10-4 610 has unloaded its passengers, and is... (more)

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac power backs to its train at Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia.

A southbound Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac leaves the south end of Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia. An RF&P GP35 is usually considered a score, but I would prefer that ugly but unique BQ... (more)

A crew member runs ahead to flag a street crossing a few hundred yards north of the Amtrak station. Don't know if this was routine or a temporary response to a faulty crossing gate, but it looks ... (more)

Acca Yard was the southern-most point on the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac, a Class I railroad that was a bridge line "Linking North & South" about 113 miles in length. The RF&P con... (more)

A meet occurs just south of the Alexandria, Virginia Amtrak station as a northbound Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac pig train meets a southbound hi-rail truck.

Auto Train Alco S-1 625 switcher at Lorton, Virginia on March 19, 1978.