Sitting in the sweltering heat of the eastern Old Dominion, this long unit seems to indicate the reduced status of this once bustling yard. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
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)
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.
Sure it's some big shot Science Museum now, but from 1916 until 1971, it served as a passenger station for the Atlantic Coast Line and Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroads. In 1977, it go... (more)
A loaded CSX coal train tranverses the James River Viaduct in Richmond, Virginia. The train is headed to Newport News. It is led by GE AC4400CW 202 originally built in May 1996. It has since been ... (more)
CSXT 911, the First Responders unit is shoving hard on one of the few up-grade stretches of mainline east of Clifton Forge. The grade spans most of the famous trestle that covers the Richmond Sky-... (more)
Richmond, VA, Main Street Station. I love passing by this on I95 and finally stopped to take photos.
Just 70 miles from their final destination of Newport News, VA, this eastbound loaded coal train with 130 loads is blasting off from the Capitol City after receiving a new crew. A pair of ES44AH's... (more)
Seaboard Coast Line C30-7 7053, constructed in March 1980, is the second C30-7 built for the railroad without a signal light between the numberboards. Instead, SCL 7052 through 7061, L&N 7062-706... (more)
P096 from Newport News heads up the Bellwood Sub in between station stops in Richmond with a long train of Amfleets.
A lengthy Amtrak 90 nears the station stop at Richmond with a single P42 for power.
Amtrak 79 heads out of Richmond with the 50th Anniversary lettered P42 leading.
Amtrak 92 arrives in Richmond behind a pair of P42s as they split the tollway.
A lengthy I031 intermodal splits Virginia Highway 76 in Richmond with a single GE leader.
Q416 crosses the James River with a GEVO leading an SD70MAC for power. The length Rocky Mount to Cumberland manifest made slow going up the North End Sub, and their woes would continue, as they we... (more)
