A nice surprise snow storm was part of the annual Buckingham Branch Toys for Tots train. Running long nose forward, #6 is passing through Swoope, Virginia on its way to Staunton, Virginia.
With the wind rocking on a cold January morning, a Bcukingham Branch local, BB7, is seen heading east, coming into the town of Louisa, about to make a pickup, then head back west to Charlottesvill... (more)
On January 20th, 2015, Buckingham Branch GP16 number 8 brings a single car across the diamond at the CSX crossing. As it does, it passes the old Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac tower that prote... (more)
BB 3 leads the 2013 Toys for Tots train Westbound on a foggy December morning. Erected in the early 1900's when the line was first signaled, semaphores graced this pole before being replaced by t... (more)
Buckingham Branch 2 awaiting its next work at Dillwyn, VA in May 1999.
ex-CSX/SBD. Renumbered to BBRR 3.
ex-L&N/SBD 8851. Renumbered to BBRR 1.
Westbound CSX empty unit coal train E57310 was passing the former C&O station at Beaverdam, VA on the Buckingham Branch RR on Feb. 12, 2012. The station, now owned by a local historical group, wa... (more)
The only unpainted locomotive on the Buckingham Branch rests along with BB 13 in Goshen. a 78 second exposure @ f4.5, ISO. Lighting provided by multiple flashes from a Canon 580EXII flash.
BB's road power for the Staunton-Clifton Forge turn idles in Goshen, under a starry sky. A single 35 second exposure @ 3.5, ISO 1600.
RF&P 101 and BB 1 rest thru the night at the Buckingham Branch's home town of Dillwyn.
The 2011 Buckingham Branch / US Marine Corp Toys For Tots special heads East towards a stop at Goshen. An ever growing tradition through Central Virginia, the train stops to collect toys at Millb... (more)
BB 6 brings C&O 614 past one of the un-C&O looking signals on the line.
C&O 614 is on former C&O rails for the first time since 1985, heading towards Clifton Forge for display at the C&O Heritage Center.