The Pocahantas
The last rays of sunshine on the southbound Auto-Train as it approaches Collier on this beautiful October evening.
A rare occurrence with Amtrak P089-06 stopped at North Collier waiting for the CSX track maintainers to clear up after working on the crossover switch from track one to track two.
The hottest freight on the North End Sub this afternoon came in the likes of piggyback / COFC train L033, the North Bergen - Jacksonville train is right on schedule as they do track speed approach... (more)
CSX loaded coal drag N016-25 is running down track one approaching the Collier Yard. With 2 CSX AC4400CWs for power this afternoon, they'll be waiting on the southbound pig train and the 2 Amtraks... (more)
On a cool fall evening with evening sun on the side of the unit, CSX N016-26 with CSXT 435 is seen working up hill after passing BX moments away from knocking down the signal at North Collier.
Chessie-painted GP40 6854 rolls by the old ACL station in Petersburg, VA on CSX's North End Subdivision late one summer evening in 1995.
NS 9265 looks like it is about to catch fire as its smoke mixes with coal dust. As it passed by my dad and I noticed that the paint was bubbling and the white NS was turning brown.
After spending a couple weeks as the power on 22A/23G, the Central of Georgia leads hopper train west to the coalfields of southwest Virginia.
The Jacksonville, Florida-bound Silver Star rockets around a curve just north of CSX's Coller Yard.
After trailing on 236 two days ago, 1065 is seen here leading IM 227 past the Petersburg, Va station
Two BNSF units lead NS 233 past the Petersburg, Va station heading west back towards Roanoke.
NS 6920 showing it's might flying solo with 100+ empites heading back to the mines.
Southern 630 leads a round-trip excursion away from Petersburg, returning towards Norfolk on the first public steam excursion since the 90's. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, vis... (more)