After swapping trains at the CSX interchange yard, Z710 brings a big cut of chip empties back onto home rails for the trek to Dillwyn.

Z710 shoves onto CSX's Rivanna Sub main with a short train of chip loads that'll eventually head to the paper mill in Covington.

An ex-L&N GP7 leads the BB Buckingham Division local on their way back from the CSX interchange.

Z710 pulls off the CSX connection and onto the tail track at New Canton. They'll shove the rest of the way back to Dillwyn with a big train of empties.

Z710 shoves onto the CSX ex-C&O main at Bremo Bluff behind a pair of chop nose geeps.

Buckingham Branch Z710 works their way up the original BB Buckingham Division with a GP7 and GP16 leading a train of loaded woodchips for the CSX interchange.

The Buckingham Branch Railroad's Autumn Leaf Rambler passenger excursion train sits above the James River as passengers take in the views of the river beneath them.

BB 1 "The Pete Peters" fresh out of the Staunton locomotive shop. The now rebuilt GP16 was originally built as Louisville and Nashville GP7 L&N 404 in 1951.

BB 1 "The Pete Peters" was originally built as Louisville and Nashville L&N 404 in 1951.

BB 1 "The Pete Peters" was originally built as Louisville and Nashville L&N 404 in 1951.

Buckingham Branch GP7 # 1 passes Alpha on the run from Dillwyn down to the ex-C&O James River line junction with eight wood chip cars bound for a large paper mill in Covington VA. Each of the wood... (more)

A view from a time before the BB operated a LOT less trackage than they do now. In just a few years, the BB would go from a sleepy branchline operator to the largest shortline operator in Virgini... (more)

Eastbound BBRR freight, east of Dillwyn, VA with GP7 No. 8851 on October 28, 1991.

Hoping to catch the BB in action in the original 18 mile line from Dillwyn to Bremo Bluff, we arrived only to find two immaculate Geeps parked with the next day's train but no work to do. BB 1 is ... (more)