A brilliant spring day prompted us to head south to find some action on the old N&W west of Petersburg. Eastbounds were plentiful, but only a few Westbounds to harness the sunlight!

CSX 628 leads a long lines of freight cars into Collier Yards.

CSXT T335, ironically led by CSXT 335 heads south with a relatively short loaded coal train bound for points south.

Silver Comet

SAL pig train crosses the Appomattox River

A SCL GP16 is on the connection track bringing a cut of interchange cars to the SCL at Collier Yard from the N&W at Seacoast.

SCL Train No. 275 is departing Collier Yard for its southbound trip and is on the connection track that will take it to the S-Line at Burgess.

SCL Train No. 105 is backing a setoff into tracks at the south end of Collier Yard. The train is on the tracks of the former ACL. To the left are the connection tracks leading to the now abandoned... (more)

SCL Train 109 departs Collier Yard on the A-Line. The road crossing in the photograph has been replaced by an overhead bridge to avoid the congestion that had resulted from switching moves at the ... (more)

Train 109 departs the south end of Collier Yard in Petersburg, Virginia.

A N&W SD-40-2 shows off the porch on its long hood end as it nears the underpass of the SCL at Collier Yard on the N&W belt line at Petersburg, Virginia.

The Conductor of Seaboard System train 214, which has gone into the passing siding at Burgess, inspects the passage of train 227. The action took place on the the former SAL's main line south of P... (more)

A mixed freight splits the signals at the north end of Collier yard on CSX's "A Line".