In a sight that seemed all too familiar back then, a PC wreck derrick works to clear a derailment east of Tunnelhill, PA on July 18, 1975. The night before an eastbound Pennsylvania Power & Light... (more)

A helper set was providing a bit of retardation on an eastbound unit grain train as it dropped downgrade through Benny Interlocking in Bennington, PA on Jan. 12, 1975. Looking back, the practice ... (more)

A snowstorm had just begun as a brace of six 4-axle EMDs eased a heavy unit grain train down the East Slope at Benny Interlocking in Bennington, PA on Jan. 12, 1975.

Westbound CSX Q139 was rounding the curve at Orleans Road, WV on May 4, 2002, led by SD60I No. 8751, still adorned in Conrail paint. Equipped with Automatic Train Control that was compatible with... (more)

If you are viewing pictures on this website, you likely have "the bug." I caught it when my father took me down to the Atlantic and Danville yard in Lawrenceville, VA to watch the operation there... (more)

Westbound CSX empty unit coal train E101 was passing the equipment being used to replace the deck on the bridge over the Potomac River at Kesler, WV on May 5, 2002.

Westbound D&RGW manifest No. 143 drops downgrade at Mitchell, CO on June 14, 1989, led by SP B36-7 No. 7759 and a pure lashup of SP power.

Eastbound manifest No. 134 was slowly grinding upgrade at Mitchell, CO on June 14, 1989, with SD50 No. 5513, GP40 No. 3136 and CSX B30-7 No. 5504.

Eastbound manifest No. 106 was leaving Marias Pass and storm clouds behind as it topped the grade near Spotted Robe, MT on June 7, 1990.

Southbound TOFC hotshot No. 191 was splitting the signals at Rutherglen, VA on December 12, 1987. The area between Rutherglen and Colemans Mill is graced with enough pine trees to give one a bit ... (more)

On of my favorite places on the RF&P for fall colors has always been Colemans Mill. The stand of oaks west of the tracks always seem to give a good display. On Halloween Day in 1987, southbound ... (more)

Its work almost done, RF&P's southbound No. 503, the Acca Local was leaving Doswell, VA on a cold Jan. 11, 1988, led by GP35 No. 131. In tow are eight cars of newsprint from Bear Island Paper Co.... (more)

RF&P GP40 No. 123 ducks under one of RF&P's distinctive wooden overhead bridges at Colemans Mill, VA on March 11, 1988 with southbound TOFC hotshot No. 191. If a sharp eye catches a bit of orange... (more)

RF&P GP40 No. 125 was leading southbound TOFC hotshot No. 171 across Quantico Creek in Quantico, VA on May 16, 1987. My notes indicate that the train had 92 loads and 0 empties. The crane to the... (more)

Southbound RF&P Potomac Yard-Waycross manifest No. 409 was passing through Doswell, VA on Nov. 4, 1986 led by GP40-2 No. 141. The unit has received a very recent "freshening." Between trips to t... (more)