From personal observations of the construction progress the crews now have quite a bit of the street trackage in place through the downtown area but very long...
G848-06 is currently approaching Gary, lined for the Portsmouth Sub. with CSXT 272 (YN2 AC4400CW) and CSXT 842 (YN3 ES44AC). -- Kevin Pratt Chester Railfan...
NS V07 pulled east from the auto ramp at Poe this morning at around 0710 with NS 3411 (CR SD40-2) leading. Crewe Dispatcher told him there is a coal train...
V07 entering the main westbound at Suffolk at 1115 with fresh 8456 leading the 3411 and a trainload of empty stacks. _______________________________ *Richard...
Hey gang, while out doing fire inspections today, I noticed that Train Town in Ashland will be opening a new store in Williamsburg. Its actually located in the...
It's been awhile since I've posted anything, I've got to be better about these things.... The Spring Excursions were sold out as well as our fall trips and the...
Russell, we replaced a bunch of ties this past year, and we still need to plate, spike, and tamp them, so the 0-6-0 is ready, but they yard isn't. It will...
Jeff Allgood reports NS 52V (grain train) by Poe at 1510 with NS 6563 (SD60) leading a Catfish with 75 covered hoppers. Crewe is holding him at Disputanta for...
October has been a slow month from a photography perspective for me. Nevertheless, I have added about a half-dozen new photos to my web page. Included in this...
This morning at an 11:00 am press conference, International Paper announced that the Franklin papermill will close permanently. It will start closing in two...
CSX has a good bit of traffic to/from the plant (much more in the past when long lines of pulpwood and chipcars plied the line to Franklin), and the Hercules...
I have updated some more photos to my web site taken over the past week. Included are: * CSX Q703-21 departing Collier Yard in Petersburg, Virginia with a ...
Ive noticed with the increased night time traffic on the Penn Sub over the past few weeks. Use to you would catch a confederate hopper here and there on a coal...
The new RT-17 bridge over the new Commonwealth Maersk terminal line is open to traffic. This was the only area where track had not been laid on the new line....
They appear to be laying only a single track at this time; does anyone know when the SECOND track will begin being laid? (The VDRPT website states/indicates...
What is a 782? "G" "Q" "N" "Z" "F"??? Where does it run/going to? Sorry, it is Q782. It use to be Q447, runs from Chesapeake, Belt Line Yard, to Rocky Mount. ...
... I talked to one of the engineers that is overseeing the project for the Virginia Port Authority and was told that it is on hold for now because they ran...
There is a Herzog ballast train in the Airport Siding at Addison (MP N87.5). The symbol is 944, and he appears to have a wide cab something leading on the...
CSX G848-03 is currently running southbound at Pleasant Hill with CSXT 7367 (YN2 C40-8W), headed for the Weldon Connection. F774 will follow him from Weldon,...
