The rear DPU on NS train 12Z at control point Island Ford. The train is tied down and awaiting a recrew to take it into Shenandoah yard.

Having just met WB #127 this mixed freight is departing the siding for its run to Roanoke in a scene that reminds me of the Pacific Northwest.

NS train 12Z continues its northbound move past Acorn Hill and Limeton on a chilly Christmas Eve "Eve" with some red & green foreign power second. The train would go into the siding at B... (more)

NS train 12Z glides over the high trestle at Compton on a chilly Christmas Eve "Eve" with some red & green foreign power second. #716

NS train 12Z makes its northbound move past the restored N&W station in Luray with some red & green foreign power second just in time for Christmas. #716

Weather 61 degrees, sun out. I got out! Weather forecast for this PM, 20s and rain or snow. Cocka doodle doo.

Okay, yeah you’ve got redbarns, heck, we’ve got red barns too. This unit screams “WASH ME”. Image is everything.

After sitting in the siding awaiting separation from the train in front of him this eastbound has finally gotten clearance and has left the place that’s so small the town square is a triangle, m... (more)

When I pulled up my screens I saw this guy lingering at Glade. Figuring that he had been #2 of two trains in the hole and was waiting for separation I dashed out of the house and hot-footed it ea... (more)

NS train 12Z makes a quick eastbound move before continuing north across the bridge at Riverton Junction after meeting 11Z in Bentonville. #716

NS train 12Z stretches out over the Compton trestle a fall morning in the Shenandoah Valley. #716

NS train 12Z approaches Luray on a clear, blue morning in the Shenandoah Valley. #716

Fall continues to come to life in the Shenandoah Valley and it can be captured no place like Compton! #716

On Saturday, October 17, this location had 7 railfans from 3 different states. A day later, it's back to just one as the recently added train 12Z quickly glides over the high trestle. The power is... (more)

The recently added train 12Z wakes up the small town of Luray, VA on a beautiful fall Sunday morning in the Shenandoah Valley. This scene includes several local landmarks including several structu... (more)