Originally PC, then CR, then OHCR this old horse is looking mighty slick in the late summer sun. It's nice how EMDs can get a new lease on life unlike those great chugging GEs of old. Looks like... (more)

Clifton Forge is a shadow of what it used to be but is still a very interesting railroad town. It is still a significant terminal for CSX, is a stop for Amtrak's Cardinal, and home to the C&O Rail... (more)

Buckingham Branch Z631 at the shop in Staunton

Helping Hand: BB 13 leads a light helper set eastbound through Buffalo Gap, Virginia, along the Buckingham Branch Railroad, as they trail the N&W J 611 eastbound excursion train move.

A trio of BB geeps sitting in Doswell, getting started up 1 by 1, likely for running later in the day.

Buckingham Branch X450, the Alleghany Flyer departs Goshen siding and heads back east to Staunton with the Thursday - Sunday lunch excursion train. The Goshen industrial spur can be seen in the fo... (more)

Buckingham Branch Z631 rolls eastbound through Swoope, Virginia on the North Mountain Subdivision with a welded rail train in tow.

Buckingham Branch train Z631, also known as the Mountain Local, thunders out of the east portal of Lick Run Tunnel near Millboro. The train is currently on a decent uphill climb until they reach t... (more)

The southbound Auto Train heads through Doswell in the late evening, passing the Buckingham Branch yard.

Buckingham Branch's Doswell based local power lays over for the weekend with an ex-NS GP38-2 as their lead engine.

After getting a window to cross RF&P Sub, BB Z862 crosses the diamond at the former HN Cabin, still standing on the right. Today, this crossing is controlled by CSX remotely from Jacksonville.

Buckingham Branch Z862 switches Doswell Yard with a pair of geeps for power.

Buckingham Branch Z862 working Doswell Yard

Main Street Moves: BB17 leads a local train west over the main street bridge in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, as it heads west for its next stops for work.

On a cold clear starry night in historic Staunton, Va we see the Buckingham Branch Virginia Scenic Railway's Santa Scenic Railway loading up at the Staunton Depot for their final trip of the night... (more)