Hot intermodal train I031 approaches Stony Creek in the early evening on the former ACL main.

A double stack train picks up speed as it leaves the hollers and enters Salem, VA nearing a crew swap in Roanoke, VA. The train is passing over the Roanoke River at a rarely photographed bridge i... (more)

A westbound train of empties soars over the back road from Bluefield with an SD45-SLUG-SD45 combination in charge. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

CSX's new Chessie System heritage unit leads train I031!

A former Southern unit is pushing a huge train of "silversides" up the grade that summits at "Big Cut", just short of the siding at Dan'l Boone, once the home of a small yard a... (more)

Westbound coal, maybe going north on the Dry Fork at Cedar Bluff. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A northbound NS intermodal heads over a muddy and swollen Dan River at Danville.

CSX T328 at Buttons Bluff

A fresh Huntington SD70AC rebuild is nose-out on the rear of a loaded grain train as it makes its way into Fulton Yard. The old 'Tobacco Row' buildings make a nice backdrop, while folks below enjo... (more)

A pair of YN2 CSX AC44s lead U090 West as they cross over Bootleg Trestle near Duffield bound for the CV on Loyall.

Capitol Skyline. A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Blue Line train led by 3000-series car no. 3264 (Breda, 1984-1988) is seen climbing up from the tunnel to Ronal... (more)

NS 3638 and mate bring up the rear of a loaded coal train headed toward Bluefield, VA/WV. Operating as manned helpers, they are crossing the Bluestone National Scenic River at Mill Creek, WV, near... (more)

Over and Under: A few hours spent waiting on a pedestrian bridge across the James River in Richmond finally yielded a successful over/under shot.

NV03 crosses the former Virginian Railway drawbridge over the southern branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, VA. This line, which once saw FM's leading long coal drags for the VGN coal pie... (more)

NS 279 makes its way west over the New River in Radford, VA with an ACe leader.