A trio of Buckingham Branch GP16s idle away in Doswell Va. at 10:02 while awaiting their next assignments. This second round of winter storms dropped 12 to 14 inches on the area and stretched from... (more)

Buckingham Branch GP16 number 8 idles in the cool winter air at 14:26 while awaiting it's next assignment in Doswell Va.

Buckingham Locomotives 3, 8, and 9 wait patiently for the snow storm to pass.

The engineer is maneuvering Engine #12 in the Doswell Yard to end a full day of activities.

BB 5 arriving in Charlottesville from Staunton, VA, passes BB 1 sporting new paint and the addition of yellow, visibility-enhancing zebra striping.

BB 1 sporting new paint and the addition of yellow, visibility-enhancing zebra striping rests after a day's work at the BBRR office near downtown Charlottesville. Portion of the former C&O statio... (more)

BB 9 and BB 5 wait on the Middle Depot Track in Charlottesville, VA, behind the Amtrak station (ex-SOU) for a three-hour late Cardinal, Train #50, to arrive before proceeding west.

There is much activity around the yard this afternoon as BB #8 jockeys freight cars.

A westbound local passes a Charlottesville police officer talking to two men who were trespassing on the tracks.

There is lots of movement around the Buckingham Branch yard in Doswell.

Buckingham Branch Locomotive #8 is bringing back a load of empty box cars from the Beer plant down in Richmond.

A rainbow appears on the horizon after a rainstorm just passed over the area.

Buckingham Locomotive #3 coupled with BB Caboose 223 is on display for Doswell Garden Day. Visitors can climb inside the caboose or locomotive for a birds eye view back into a past era.

After doing a little research I have found this unit has a rather interesting heritage. BB 10 started life as a C&O GP9, wound up on the ICG/IC (obvious by appearance) where it was rebuilt as a GP... (more)

Buckingham Branch Locomotives #3 & #11 adorned with icicles wait unconditionally in all the bad weather for their next assignment.