Amtrak Cardinal train 51 at Charlottesville.

Amtrak Cardinal train 51 makes it's tri-weekly station stop at Charlottesville while the Buckingham Branch local job with BB 3 passes on the middle depot track.

A westbound coal train slowly enters Charlottesville, without sounding its horn. I assume Charlottesville has restrictions as (unfortunately) many towns do now. While the crew might refer to this ... (more)

NS I4R, a second section of 24R lets out a small GE cloud of smoke and gets back underway after being held up at the diamond by CSX E646-28 and his 150+ hoppers cars.

Virginia Autumn Flyer excursion train

The southbound Virginia Autumn Flyer excursion train prepares to depart Charlottesville,VA for the return trip to Spencer, NC. The trip was presented by Amtrak, The North Carolina Transportation M... (more)

Amtrak locomotive 144 on Amtrak Cardinal train 51 at Charlottesville.

The westbound Amtrak Cardinal stopped in front of the former Southern Railway train station at Charlottesville. The building is now occupied by Wild Wing Cafe.

Amtrak 51 Cardinal.

Amtrak Cardinal train 51 departs Charlottesville.

Northbound manifest 12R crests the hill at Charlottesville.

Engine 199 leads the westbound Cardinal as she departs Charlottesville for Chicago.

CSX engine 5013 leads an older standard cab Dash 8-40C, 7538, westbound through Charlottesville with a empty hopper train from Dominion Terminal in Newport News, Va.

Loads of Chessie System units and one Western Maryland units take grain mtys west past the Southern Ry (Union Station) depot in Charlottesville, VA.