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With one CSX after another coming over the Powell’s Creek Trestle in Woodbridge, VA, I figured I’d switch the shot up a bit and use some trees in Leesylvania State Park for my frame.

Crew members Shawn and Shane Frederickson prepare Reading 2102's air compressors on a hot summer morning.

UP LNM34-03 Grinnell Iowa UP Oskaloosa Subdivision

BLE 906 leads an empty ore train through Munger, MN.

CSX L134 passing the old RF&P tower at Doswell, VA.

Amtrak's US open special excursion pulls into Aberdeen, NC, while AR 5830 idles in the sun.

KCS 4619 South leads the MKCSH-03 past a coal helper set with Belle KCS 4149 at the summit of Rich Mountain, Arkansas in April 2014.

Although it wasn’t the easiest thing to do, I was able to photograph this foreign power duo from the ground and the air (with a drone) as it cruised south leading S631 on the RF&P.

CSX SD70AC #4736 leads M422 through Arkendale, VA on a limited clear indication with an incredibly quick bell.

Reading 2102 races along the Susquehanna River at Osterhout on a hot summer day.

Norfolk Southern's own heritage unit #8114 leads the 11z on The Gauntlet from Wilkes Barre to Kingston

6 inches of snow was the last thing anyone in the DMV area was expecting from this storm considering the totals we’ve been getting over the last few years, but these Friday flurries turned into a half foot of the most powdery snow you could ask for…perfect for pictures with trains!

In Emporia IN at Kokomo Grain Co. Inc, a Bluebonnet Santa Fe #3838 sits dead in the mill siding. Not sure if this engine is still in use or not. The mainline beside him belongs to CSX.

Two BNSF coal trains sit in the BNSF yard both with SD70ACe duo locomotives waiting for crews

After the MP36PH-3C on VRE 310 failed at Quantico, the next northbound VRE (312) pulled in front of it, coupled up to the disabled train, and tugged it the rest of the way to Washington, D.C.. Notice the engine in the middle of the train around the curve - this is the MP36PH-3C that was shoving the 312 train and became the sole power for both sets after the combination.

A once relatively common occurrence on Northeast Regionals through this area has become nearly impossible to see…an Amtrak Dash 8 leading a train. However, due to the P42DC in second position having mechanical issues the night before, I was able to relive the past and watch this rust bucket take charge of the trip to Washington, D.C.

NS ET44AC #3657 leads the charge with Intermodal 277 in tow as the train reaches the summit of a 12-mile incline, 10 miles of which are at a 1% grade or higher.

The Seaboard Coast Line heritage unit leads I010-06 through Auburn Junction after waiting on I115 to cross over, with L376 in the background dropping off cars on the storage track.

A pair of SD60Es pass by the old Sloss Furnaces as the sun begins to set on one hot summer day

BNSF 8596 South leads a loaded coal train over the KCS Rich Mountain on a beautiful spring morning in April 2020.