The Silver Star.
RF&P always kept their E8s clean! This is Amtrak's Silver Star crossing the South Anna River.
The Silver Star flying around a superelevated curve.
One of my favorite short lines, unfortunately now abandoned. It is a few miles from the interchange with the Southern at Tye River.
The southbound Laurentian is entering Albany Union Station before it was abandoned in favor of new station on the east side of the Hudson in Rensselaer.
Pushers at rear of train led by SD40 7495
The Tidewater section of the eastbound Sportsman makes the station stop at Gordonsville. The station was unique, sitting in the middle of a wye.
WM's Shippensburg Local was easing across Prices Trestle over the west branch of Antietam Creek as it approached Waynesboro, PA on Nov. 15, 1976.
Getting ready for another run to Hoboken
Southbound Southern mixed train No. 5, the "Piedmont," passes through Orange, VA on Sept. 1, 1973, led by F7A No. 6714. At this point in time, No. 5 left Washington passenger only. At Alexandria... (more)
Eastbound Amtrak No. 98, the Newport News section of the "George Washington," blasted through Mineral, VA in Sept., 1973 with B&O GP7 No. 6697 and one coach. Once Amtrak took over passenger opera... (more)
A High Iron fall colors special with the NKP 759 in trailing position traverses Helmstetter's.
WB local on the Mountain Sub arrives to do the interchange with N&W. The N&W part of the station was gone by this date.
Potomac Special enroute to Parkersburg, WV. Strata-Dome coach is from B&O's COLUMBIAN of 1949.
Miscellanous power at the roundhouse at Shelby yard at the twilight of the Chessie System.