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AMTK 129 Waiting for Tree to be Cleared |
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7/6/2020 Upload Date: 7/6/2020 12:45:44 PM |
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Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Michael Spoor |
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AMTK 129(P42DC) |
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AMTK 25 |
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AMTK 25 on the point of the westbound Cardinal approaching the Blue Ridge Tunnel. |
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1/21/2022 Upload Date: 1/21/2022 3:50:48 PM |
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Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 25(P42DC) |
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Buffs crowd the vestibule to get shots inside the Blue Ridge Tunnel |
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8/4/2022 Upload Date: 8/10/2022 4:35:19 PM |
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Afton, VA |
| Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Inside Little Rock tunnel heading west up Afton Mountain. |
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8/4/2022 Upload Date: 8/10/2022 4:15:42 PM |
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Afton, VA |
| Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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| Title: |
AMTK 130 |
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11.9.2022 Blue Ridge Tunnel. AMTK 130 Heritage unit on the point of train #508, westbound Cardinal running on time as it exits the west portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel at Afton. |
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11/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/9/2022 4:33:44 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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| Title: |
AMTK 186 |
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11.9.2022 Blue Ridge Tunnel. Amtrak train #519 passing the 205.9 signal as it approaches the Blue Ridge Tunnel near Afton, VA. AMTK 186 on the point of the eastbound Cardinal running on time toward its next stop in Charlottesville. |
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11/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/10/2022 8:58:04 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 186(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 32 |
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2.1.2023 Afton, VA. CSX 32 AC44CW in the motive pownr consist of a 180 car empty grain train heading toward the Blue Ridge Tunnel on a chilly and wet day. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/2/2023 11:48:51 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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| Title: |
CSX 3319 |
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2.1.2023 Afton, VA. CSX 3319 ET44 AH in the middle of a motive power group that had just conquered the Blue Ridge grade with 180 empty grain cars in tow. A 1/2 mile ahead it will travel through the Blue Ridge tunnel beneath the Rockfish Gap. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/5/2023 1:05:27 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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CSX 735 conquers the Blue Ridge Grade |
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2.1.2023 Afton, VA. CSX 735 ES44AC-H beneath the Highway 6 overpass leading a 180 car empty grain train on a chilly, wet day. The consist will travel about 100 yards further to stop at a red signal and wait for Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal to take the passing track. A few minutes later 735 restarted with 180 cars on the grade to head through the Blue Ridge Tunnel and points further west. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/2/2023 9:56:19 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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| Title: |
CSX 796 |
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2.1.2023 Afton, VA. CSX 796 ES44AC-H bringing up the rear of the motive power on a 180 car empty grain train. The consist will shortly stop at a red signal, hold the main, and allow Amtrak's Cardinal pass it on the adjacent passing track. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/4/2023 9:13:48 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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CSX 796(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
CSX 796 |
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2.1.2023 Afton, VA. CSX 796 ES44AC-H on a damp, dreary day bringing up the rear of the motive power on a 180 car empty grain train. The consist will shortly stop at a red signal, hold the main, and allow Amtrak's Cardinal pass it on the adjacent passing track. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/4/2023 9:17:15 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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CSX 796(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 150 |
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2.15.2023 AMTK 150 on the eastbound train #5015 at signal 205.9. The west portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel beneath Rockfish Gap is about 3/10th of a mile ahead. |
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2/15/2023 Upload Date: 2/17/2023 3:22:56 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 150(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 320 |
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1.26.2024 Afton, VA. AMTK 320 leading the eastbound Cardinal #5025 through Afton as it passes a westbound empty CSX coal train. I heard over the scanner there was to be a meet at Afton. The Cardinal entered the passing track before I could get up to the signal to photograph it there. Though the State of Virginia owns this stretch of the former C&O Mountain Subdivision and it is operated by Buckingham Branch RR, CSX retains trackage rights from Richmond to Clifton Forge. Running empties up and over the mountain lessens the traffic on the James River line. The 5025 is running 23 minutes late.It's westbound counterpart AMTK #5126, is also being led this day by a new Siemens locomotive, AMTK 332. |
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1/26/2024 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 12:07:58 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 320(ALC-42) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 320 |
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1.26.2024 Afton, VA. AMTK 320 leading the eastbound Cardinal #5025 through Afton as it passes a westbound empty CSX coal train. I heard over the scanner there was to be a meet at Afton. The Cardinal entered the passing track before I could get up to the signal to photograph it there. Though the State of Virginia owns this stretch of the former C&O Mountain Subdivision and it is operated by Buckingham Branch RR, CSX retains trackage rights from Richmond to Clifton Forge. Running empties up and over the mountain lessens the traffic on the James River line. The 5025 is running 23 minutes late.It's westbound counterpart AMTK #5126, is also being led this day by a new Siemens locomotive, AMTK 332. |
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1/26/2024 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 1:17:13 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 320(ALC-42) |
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CSX 3033 |
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1.26.2024 Afton, VA. CSX 3033 cresting the Blue Ridge Grade on the former C&O Mountain subdivision. The locomotive is last in the line of the power for an empty coal train heading back to the mines. |
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1/26/2024 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 1:27:43 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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CSX 3060 |
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1.26.2024 Afton, VA. CSX 3060 sporting an unusual window shade - maybe a homemade replacement - cresting the Blue Ridge Grade on the former C&O Mountain subdivision. The locomotive is part of the power for an empty coal train heading back to the mines. |
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1/26/2024 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 1:30:40 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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CSX 3278 cresting the Blue Ridge Grade |
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1.26.2024 Afton, VA. Coming very slowly cresting the Blue Ridge Grade is CSX 3278 leading an empty coal train. It Is moving slowly as it will soon have a meet with Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal here at Afton. Although this stretch of the former C&O Mountain Subdivision, operated by Buckingham Branch RR, and the tracks are owned by the State of Virginia, CSX retains trackage rights from Richmond to Clifton Forge. Running empties up and over the mountain helps to lessen traffic on the James River line. |
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1/26/2024 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 1:36:37 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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CSX 3278 cresting the Blue Ridge Grade |
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1.26.2024 Afton, VA. Coming very slowly cresting the Blue Ridge Grade is CSX 3278 leading an empty coal train. It Is moving slowly as it will soon have a meet with Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal here at Afton. Although this stretch of the former C&O Mountain Subdivision, operated by Buckingham Branch RR, and the tracks are owned by the State of Virginia, CSX retains trackage rights from Richmond to Clifton Forge. Running empties up and over the mountain helps to lessen traffic on the James River line. |
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1/26/2024 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 1:33:29 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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CSX 3383 |
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1.26.2024 Afton, VA. CSX 3383, cresting the Blue Ridge Grade on the former C&O Mountain subdivision. The locomotive is part of the power for an empty coal train heading back to the mines. |
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1/26/2024 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 1:45:11 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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| Title: |
AMTK 157 |
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2.2.2024 Afton, VA. AMTK 157 on the eastbound Cardinal running on time through Afton, VA. It was moving very slowly at this point as it was preparing to meet an empty CSX grain train chugging up the Blue Ridge Grade. |
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2/2/2024 Upload Date: 2/3/2024 4:39:31 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 157(P42DC) |
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CSX 5379 |
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2.2.24 Ivy, VA. CSX #5379 cresting the Blue Ridge Grade leading an empty grain train toward the Blue Ridge Tunnel. I shot his train earlier at the bottom of the grade in Ivy. Because of the 1.4% grade ahead of it, I was able to beat it to the top of the grade by a few minutes. |
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2/2/2024 Upload Date: 2/3/2024 4:28:32 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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CSX 5379(ES40DC) |
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AMTK 320 |
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3.15.2024 Afton, VA. This is the approach to Afton - CP East Afton. Back in the C&O days there was a cantilevered signal mast in the right foreground and a much small dwarf signal. AMTK 320 is the power for today's westbound Cardinal making it's way way up the Blue Ridge Grade. |
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3/15/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 9:42:06 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 320(ALC-42) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 342 |
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3.15.2024 Afton, VA. AMTK 342 on the point of the eastbound Cardinal is descending the Blue Ridge in a deep cut just past Afton. |
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3/15/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 9:50:51 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 342(ALC-42) |
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CSX 3247 |
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3.15.2024 Afton, VA. CSX 3247 leading an empty coal train up to the crest of the Blue Ridge at Afton. Rain had just begun to fall. The 4 locomotives were at Notch 8 and throwing down sand to maintain a grip on sthe slippery rails. |
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3/15/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 3:58:30 PM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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CSX 3247(ES44AC-H) |
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CSX 5122 on Afton Mountain |
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3.15.2024 Afton Mountain, VA. CSX 5122 in the westbound consist struggling up the Blue Ridge Grade. The rain had just started and was making the rails slippery. Hanging on were 220 empty coal cars heading back to mines in West Virginia. |
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3/15/2024 Upload Date: 3/27/2024 4:09:04 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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CSX 5122(AC44CW) |
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CSX 7221 heading up Afton Mountain |
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3.15.2024 Afton Mountain, VA. CSX 7221 in the westbound consist struggling up the Blue Ridge Grade. The rain had just begun and was making the rails slippery. Hanging on were 220 empty coal cars heading back to mines in West Virginia. |
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3/15/2024 Upload Date: 3/27/2024 4:18:47 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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CSX 7221(CM44AC) |
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BB #16 with Dinner Train |
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3.29.2024 Afton, Va. BB 16 on the point of the eastbound evening "dinner train." As it passes a CSX westbound empty coal train. It will travel down the mountain to Ivy where the engine will do a run-around move, then return the consist back to Staunton. All the while, patrons are eating dinner and enjoying the views of the valley below from the Blue Ridge Escarpment. |
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3/29/2024 Upload Date: 3/31/2024 9:27:32 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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BB 16(GP38-2) |
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AMTK 320 |
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3.29.2024 Afton, VA. Just east of Afton, AMTK #320 on the point of the westbound Cardinal making its way up the Blue Ridge Grade.In the lower right of the shot you can see the vestiges of the former siding that came off the passing track that led up the hill to the former freight station in Afton. |
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3/29/2024 Upload Date: 3/30/2024 1:11:01 PM |
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Afton, VA |
| Author: |
Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 320(ALC-42) |
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