Southbound RF&P TOFC hotshot No. 175 was blasting through downtown Milford, VA on a cold Feb. 23, 1985, led by GP40-2 No. 147. The train was passing what would have been known at "MD" Tower. "Wo... (more)

South of Fredericksburg, between Hamilton and Olive, the RF&P passed across a large fill in its climb away from the Rappahannock River. This location was known as "Eastern View" to the folks on t... (more)

Well here it is, my namesake, Extra 127 South. Actually, the train is No. 227, but RF&P operated all freight trains as extras, so in reality it was operating as Extra 127 South. No. 227 was a ho... (more)

Amtrak P30CH No. 724 was leading southbound No. 89, the "Palmetto," as it rounded the curve at the top of the grade at Rutherglen, VA on Nov. 30, 1983.

The RF&P Acca Local had finished its work at Milford and was heading back south when it rounded the curve at Colemans Mill, VA on Nov. 3, 1983 behind GP35 No. 133. Fall can come late in central V... (more)

On a relatively warm Feb. 20, 1983 northbound RF&P "Through Freight" No. 120 was picking up a unit coal train from the C&O Pass Track at Doswell, en-route to the Virginia Power Generating Station ... (more)

The westward signals at West Valentine are illuminated by an approaching train as the moon sets behind hazy skies on August 10, 2003.

For those interested in the short version, this is a sign at a BNSF private road crossing with a double stack train speeding by near Antares, AZ on August 10, 2003. For the longer, long winded ve... (more)

A westbound BNSF double stack train, led by C44-9W No. 4479, was meeting an eastbound TOFC train in a super elevated curve near Antares, AZ on August 10, 2003.

A westbound BNSF manifest, led by C44-9W No. 1027, waits at West Valentine, AZ on August 10, 2003 for higher priority manifest, led by C44-9W No. 4947, to highball past.

An eastbound BNSF double stack train drops downgrade near Antares, AZ on August 10, 2003.

BNSF C44-9W No. 1027 leads a dogs breakfast of units on a westbound manifest west of Crozier, AZ on August 10, 2003.

Southbound RF&P TOFC hotshot No. 175 was leaning into the curve at Daffan, VA on a warm Sept. 11, 1982 as it dug in for the climb up Leeland Hill. Back in those days, RF&P kept the vegetation bac... (more)

A westbound UP double stack train was dropping downgrade at Kingman, AZ on BNSF's Seligman Subdivision on August 9, 2003, led by SD70M No. 4212.

Even though RF&P had a good stable of motive power, occasionally they would come up short. Such was the case on the morning of July 21, 1982 when a GP35 or GP40 wasn't available for the Acca Loca... (more)