Former NYC SW-8, now SRC 8618, sits in the Strasburg yard at sunset.

Even the "new" power on the Strasburg Railroad is old. Former NYC SW-8, now SRC 8618, was built in 1953. Here she sits idle while ex-Great Western #90, built in 1924, wraps up yet another day of... (more)

The last surviving Virginian steam locomotive doesn't get out from under the shed at the Virginia Museum of Transportation much. But in the course of some switching to position the newly repainte... (more)

While the masses lavished their attention on newer and shinier heritage engines, this classic engine sat on display as well. How many more moments like this are left for the 406 and the Amtrak An... (more)

Preparations begin for yet another day of Heritage Loco excitement. A classic Norfolk & Western Alco switcher idles while three of the new NS Heritage units (Norfolk & Western, Virginian and Inte... (more)

A line of spectators snaps pictures as the 630 pulls away from the platform at the old Norfolk & Western station in Roanoke. Some of the spectators were passengers on the day's trip from Winston-... (more)

Buckingham Branch 5 sits with a short consist on the interchange track connecting CSX's former RF&P main with the original C&O mainline now operated by the Buckingham Branch.

A CSX manifest freight makes its way south through the middle of Ashland, VA. You'd think the self-proclaimed "Center of the Universe" would have a bigger station.

Amtrak train 67, with engine 175 on the head end, rounds the last curve just before its station stop at Williamsburg, VA on a sunny and warm spring day.

Newport News-bound train 67 passes some classic C&O signals on a warm spring morning.

Fresh snow covers both the ground and the coal loads on this Newport News bound unit train. I don't know if there was a mechanical failure, or the crew outlawed, but this train spent almost the w... (more)

A mixed freight makes its way down toward Fulton Yard in Richmond behind a pair of veteran Dash 8s. The viaduct on which the train is traveling is 3 miles long, connecting the Peninsula and the R... (more)

The snow on the ground won't last for long - in fact it will barely last the day, making this catch a treat. Unit coal trains are the lifeblood of the original C&O main line to the piers at Newpo... (more)

Looking like she's brand new from the builder, former Lehigh Valley 414 sits at the head end of a display consist in the parking lot at Steamtown. The engine is now on the Delaware-Lackawanna ros... (more)

CSXT 816 does its best Alco impression while getting underway at the head of a Newport News bound coal drag.