With 10,000 horsepower between CSX Locomotives #612 and #7844, they pull a long line of piggyback trailers down Center Street in Ashland, Virginia.

On a late Sunday afternoon, Amtrak Train #195 stops in Ashland to drop off a few passengers and pick up those folks who are headed south to Richmond and points beyond.

The CSX Rail Inspector prepares his hi-rail truck as he will proceed to North Doswell before exiting the tracks. The awaiting CSX Train Q401 sits patiently as rail traffic in ACCA Yards has backed... (more)

Amtrak Train #95 makes a quick stop at the Ashland Train Depot before it continues in journey to Richmond, Williamsburg, and then on to the end of the line in Newport News.

CSX #8744 heads a line of locomotives as they follow the path back to Acca Yards in Richmond. Other CSX Locomotives include Unit# 762, 220, 8720, and lastly 8776

AMTK 197 leads P089 into Ashland, which is making an unscheduled stop to drop off a passenger. Snow is still around from Sunday's 10 inches of snow. Remnants include icicles on the station and s... (more)

CSX #749 slowly passes through town with a battalion of coal cars marching behind.

CSX #587 creeps south towards Ashland on the #2 track.

CSX train operations restart after after a late winter storm strikes the east coast, disrupting operations due to numerous frozen switches on the mainline and in the yard. This train would be the... (more)

Amtrak Train #89 stops to pick up a CSX crew whose time has expired. The heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures caused many switches to freeze over and southbound trains were backed up on the #... (more)

Southbound Amtrak train #89 approaches the crew from CSX #5320. Their time has expired and they have been sitting for hours as switches on the old RF&P have failed. Southbound trains are stacked... (more)

The crew's time of CSX 5320's has expired as they depart from their train. Southbound Amtrak #89 will be picking them up shortly.

The snow has started falling again as CSX #5320 is stopped at Vaughn Road. The southbound trains on #3 track are becoming stacked and this particular crew will run out of time and have to be pick... (more)

Waste Management Trash Train passing thru Ashland hauling a foul cargo that a hound dog with a head cold could trail

Garbage train Q70305 heads south through Ashland, Va. The train will swap crews at Acca Yard in Richmond, then run to Collier Yard, where it will be forwarded to NS for final delivery to the land... (more)