"Crescent" awaiting sleeping car passenbers

Amtrak's new service to Lynchburg from the northeast corridor after arrival at Kemper Street

The joint Southern/Norfolk & Western "Tennessean" heads north after its Lynchburg stop, passing in front of the lens of Charles Knox Freericks' Argus A Anistigmat. The train is being pulled by one... (more)

NS 9179 on train 214 passes new railroad construction just north of Kemper Street Station. Work is being done in preparation for the Oct. 1, 2009, start-up of NEC regional service. Lynchburg wil... (more)

UP power on NS rail train 912 ducks into the storage track north of Kemper Street Station in lynchburg to retrieve a gondola car. Train has just set off four ribbons of 136 lb. CWR which will be ... (more)

A UP trio brings NS train 214 past the construction site where work is being done to get ready for the October 1, 2009, start-up of Northeast Corridor Regional service into Central Virginia. That... (more)

NS train 204 passes intense construction activity at the north end of the platform at Kemper Street Station in Lynchburg. Work began yesterday in preparation for the start-up of Northeast Regiona... (more)

Amtrak 19 splits the crossing gates at Carrol Ave. in lynchburg on its way south. He has just departed Kemper St. Station less than five minutes ago. Canon EOS 50D

A beautiful show of fireworks explodes behind the north bound signal at the south end of Montview, known as falwell. Canon EOS 50D

The first batch of the new VALE ES58ACi's are seen at the north end of Montview waiting to head to Norfolk. These are 4 of 70 units for northern Brasil. Canon EOS 50D

New units for northern Brasil. VALE ES58ACi 2002 is seen at the north end of Montview Yard on the NS Danville District. This is one of four in the first batch heading for Norfolk. VALE (ex CVRD) h... (more)

Just after sunset 236 is seen silhouetted behind the pink and orange ski as he starts across Cotton Mill Trestle and heads east for Norfolk. Canon EOS 50D

After setting off a few cars in Kinney, 233 gets under way as he passes the classic N&W cpl's at the West End of Kinney. Train 233 and the counterpart 234 are the the only intermodal trains to run... (more)

In the last few minutes of light, the H743-02 haeds back west to tie up in Lynchburgs Sandy Hook Yard. Just behind the second unit is the new 141.2/.3 Moores Store signal that replaced the old 141... (more)

After CSX had a derailment at Green Mountain, NC, they started rerouting trains over NS. Here the G982-25 has just recieved a NS crew and is now starting up the Old Main Line in downtown Lynchburg... (more)