Madness from Selkirk: After the recent cab signal suspension, the power running the Selkirk/Waycross set (M409 and M410) had been less than interesting...until this lashup came out. Assumedly serv... (more)
We don't get a lot of loaded military equipment moves here on the RF&P but when we do, you can bet every railfan that has the opportunity to see it will be trackside! After the cab signal suspensi... (more)
New Paint, Old Engine: Unsurprisingly, this P42DC expelled some dark exhaust upon throttling up through the Cherry Hill Road crossing which goes to show that while Amtrak may be pursuing a new ima... (more)
The high-and-wide load that had been causing delays on the subdivision wasn’t terribly high or wide as it rode behind the two lead engines on the southbound M301. It’s seen here passing by the... (more)
History is made on the RF&P Subdivision as the first train being led by an engine without cab signals since the recent suspension of the use of this technology makes the journey down the line. Aft... (more)
Old Meets New: One of the newer ALC-42s in Amtrak’s roster as of May 2024 tugs Silver Star #91 with an aging P42DC in tow. It was the last train for us on this hot afternoon in the Potomac Shore... (more)
Relatively new ALC-42 #329 leads southbound Silver Star #91 under our drone near the Potomac Shores neighborhood. The once bustling, now indefinitely closed, Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant can be s... (more)
Old Reliable: CSXs Louisville & Nashville Heritage Unit #1850 leads the NB Manifest M422 through the Potomac Shores neighborhood on a sunny Sunday morning with 4 additional engines in tow on the h... (more)
Mixed freight rolls southbound on the Richmond, Frederick and Potomac at Dumfries, Virginia. An RF&P GP40-2 is accompanied by a GP40, an SW1200, and a Seaboard System C36-8.
The FRA track inspection vehicle DOTX 220 pulled by 2 Amtrak locomotives
Tim's.....Catch of the day!... this place had killer crab stuffed shrooms
NB CSX 8745 crosses Neabsco Creek.