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.

New Paint, Old Engine: Unsurprisingly, this P42DC expelled some dark exhaust upon throttling up through the Cherry Hill Road crossing which goes to show that while Amtrak may be pursuing a new ima... (more)

With the sun breaking through the clouds just in time, Norfolk Southern unit trash train 11T rolls through Arcadia, Virginia behind an ES44AC and a leased WFRX SD70MAC. A set of veteran N&W CPL si... (more)

A Charger leads the southbound Silver Star through Ashland.

Forgetting that it was a Wednesday, we were more or less startled by the L133 which typically makes a predictable once-weekly trip north of Fredericksburg to service industries in Lorton, Arlingto... (more)

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)

A C6M trio brings NS 273 west through Shawsville, VA.

Villamont Greens: NS 8099, the Southern Heritage Unit, leads intermodal train NS 279 westbound through Villamont, Virginia, along the NS Blue Ridge District.

The 102 works our scrap yard while a truck patiently waits to cross the road on a hot summer morning.

“A sight for sore eyes” is one of the many terms that can be used to describe this lashup. After years of GE leaders, and more often than not, all-GE lashups, this EMD duo on the head of X301 ... (more)

The 102 heads north, long hood forward, on a sunny morning with two of my scrap loads with a freshly cut field to the left.

A pair of rebuilt SD70MAC locomotives lead an X30124 through Slater's Lane, entering V. I. Kreally's work authority. Visible off to the right is the unserved Norfolk Southern branch off to the (cl... (more)

NS 11Z finally makes its way into Roanoke with the 1069 on point.