Well here it is, my namesake, Extra 127 South. Actually, the train is No. 227, but RF&P operated all freight trains as extras, so in reality it was operating as Extra 127 South. No. 227 was a ho... (more)
The RF&P Acca Local had finished its work at Milford and was heading back south when it rounded the curve at Colemans Mill, VA on Nov. 3, 1983 behind GP35 No. 133. Fall can come late in central V... (more)
On a relatively warm Feb. 20, 1983 northbound RF&P "Through Freight" No. 120 was picking up a unit coal train from the C&O Pass Track at Doswell, en-route to the Virginia Power Generating Station ... (more)
Southbound RF&P TOFC hotshot No. 175 was leaning into the curve at Daffan, VA on a warm Sept. 11, 1982 as it dug in for the climb up Leeland Hill. Back in those days, RF&P kept the vegetation bac... (more)
Even though RF&P had a good stable of motive power, occasionally they would come up short. Such was the case on the morning of July 21, 1982 when a GP35 or GP40 wasn't available for the Acca Loca... (more)