A Dash 8 Standard Cab and an AC44, both in YN2, lead a westbound loaded ballast train thru Charlottesville.

CSX 237 West, clear, JC Cabin, main track, 237 Out. CSXT 237 leads a sister AC44 west on an empty Newport News Coal Train as it heads for the mines over the tracks of the old C&O.

The handsome former C&O 2-8-4 No. 2716 prepares to runaround its excursion train at Charlottesville and then recouple for the return trip to Alexandria.

Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 No. 610 nears Charlottesville with a Southern Railway train excursion from Washington, D.C.

NS 8617 long-hood forward southbound through Charlottesville, VA, crosses the CSX at grade.

CSX 436 west prepares to knock down a clear signal at JC Cabin and cross the NS Piedmont division at grade. Operating on Buckingham Branch trackage this empty train is operating from Newport News... (more)

While I wait to catch Amtraks eastbound Cardinal a southbound NS has cut the power off from its train to pickup more cars in Charlottsville.

Amtrak Crescent arrives Charlottesville during West Main Street bridge replacement

The Lynchburg, VA - Boston, MA Northeast Regional arrives at CVS.

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.