Just after sunrise, Q302 backs its 15 car train into the East end of Clifton Forge Yard. Trailing today is CSXT 7489, the last Conrail painted C40-8 on the CSX roster. The entire CF yard, along ... (more)

The Chessie scheme always looked good in color, but my EOS 650 was loaded with Ilford XP1 at the time, resulting in this B&W image of two idle Chessie SDs.

Just after sunset, a sequentially numbered pair of GP38-2's finishing assembling Q302 for a final run East before the Labor Day slowdown. From this unique view you can see the entire Clifton Forg... (more)

CSX U505-1 grinds up the Alleghency Subdivision at BA Cabin heading toward Allegheny tower.

As several loaded coal drags wait to go east and at least one train of emptys waits to go west, an empty grain train comes off the Buckingham Branch and rolls slowly through the old C&O yard. The ... (more)

Before we headed to Cass, we stopped by Clifton Forge, VA to visit the C&O Railway Heritage Center. I highly recommend stopping at this place. Here, CSX train Q303 pulls into the yard at Clifton F... (more)

An ex Conraill GE leads an eastbound out of Clifton Forge.

There are four eastbounds in this shoot and two more just off screen. Six total waiting on crews to get rested and head east. CSX Q302 waits his turn to head down the river. CANON EOS 50D

Geeps coming and going...

CSX #4581 starts to pull west out of the Clifton Forge Yard.

This midnight shot caught an eastbound loaded coal train stopped on the west side of Clifton Forge. A new bridge is being constructed at Selma and the construction tower light was helpful in capt... (more)

C&O's Eastbound George Washington just east of Clifton Forge along the Jackson River in May 1961.

A CSX AC4400 sits with a ballast train at the west end of Clifton Forge Yard.