Former B&O GP9 No. 6604 rests between runs at Petersburg, WV on Oct. 21, 2012.

A southbound SBVR freight train is switching the feed mill at Moorefield, WV on Oct. 23, 2012.

South Branch Valley frequently runs power on both ends of its trains to facilitate switching moves. On October 22, 2012, former B&O GP9 No. 6604 trails a northbound freight as it crosses the Sout... (more)

One of the responsibilities of a Tower Operator was to inspect passing trains. On a steamy July 23, 2000, CSX Operator Paul Swain, pad and pencil in hand, was inspecting an empty hopper train as ... (more)

The CPL signals at Doe Gully, WV stand guard as a westbound freight approaches on April 10, 2004. Although the grades on the Magnolia Cut Off are mild, the westward signal at Doe Gully did rate "... (more)

On a crisp Oct. 23, 1993, westbound CSX R135 was exiting Graham Tunnel and crossing the Potomac River from Maryland into West Virginia with four GP40-2s. Looking in the background at that code li... (more)

Northbound RF&P TOFC train No. 176 was crossing Powells Creek, near Neabsco, VA on June 29, 1989 with GP40-2 No. 144 and Amtrak F40PH No. 308. The 308 had been in a crossing accident south of Ric... (more)

Amtrak P30CH No. 700 leads a quartet of P30CHs on southbound No. 53, the Auto Train, as it crosses RF&P's new single track bridge over Quantico Creek in Quantico, VA on July 29, 1989.

A southbound RF&P/CSX Operation Red Block Special was southbound on the RF&P on Oct. 26, 1988 with RF&P GP40 No. 127 and CSX GP40 No. 6796. As usual, when RF&P ran special trains, they picked the... (more)

RF&P's Acca Yard and Bryan Park Terminal could be a lonely place on Christmas Day in the 1980's. Basically, all freight operations were curtailed and the only trains running were the Amtrak passe... (more)

RF&P Mechanical Dept. employees gather around an N&W boxcar on March 6, 1978, as it is set back on the rails following a small "defrucalty" in the yard at Fredericksburg, VA.

Southbound VRE Train P303 was crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, VA on July 2, 2012 with MP36PH-3C No. V58.

When you are a major railroad you can utilize equipment like drop tables and overhead cranes to replace locomotive trucks. When you are a shortline or a regional railroad, most often, you are not... (more)

A westbound UP Directors Special was climbing Sherman Hill near Granite, WY on June 15, 1989 with GP40Xs No's. 954 and 955.

With the company houses and the water tank, Harriman, WY really did give me the feel of an "outpost." On June 15, 1989, a westbound manifest was working upgrade on the Harriman Cutoff with three ... (more)