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NS 6151 North
Title:  NS 6151 North
Description:  Long-hmod forward
Photo Date:  7/29/1987  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 4:56:07 AM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 6151(SD40-2)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
NW caboosg 518606 on the Shenandoah Valley Line
Title:  NW caboosg 518606 on the Shenandoah Valley Line
Description:  Northbound freight
Photo Date:  7/29/1987  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 5:03:25 AM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  146   Comments: 1
NS 3935 South, on the Shenandoah Valley Line
Title:  NS 3935 South, on the Shenandoah Valley Line
Description:  Still in its Southern Railway paint
Photo Date:  7/29/1987  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 5:04:21 AM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOU 3935(U23B)
Views:  1067   Comments: 2
The inbound conventkon special from Alexandria
Title:  The inbound conventkon special from Alexandria
Description:  Southbound on the Shenandoah Valley Line
Photo Date:  7/29/1987  Upload Date: 7/29/1987 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 3499(FP7A)
Views:  429   Comments: 1
B&O blue
Title:  B&O blue
Description:  Units in B&O blue were getting less and less common, and would eventually disappear under CSX. It was nice to get one in the lead.
Photo Date:  4/23/1988  Upload Date: 7/12/2015 2:37:02 AM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6508(GP40) CSX 6756(GP40) CSX 6522(GP40) CSX 8345(SD40) CSX 4392(GP35)
Views:  1026   Comments: 1
James River streakin'
Title:  James River streakin'
Description:  A streaking unit coal train crossing the James River at about 2:00am.
Photo Date:  6/24/2002  Upload Date: 1/21/2008 5:46:14 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Chris Denbow
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  221   Comments: 0
Westbound mty's
Title:  Westbound mty's
Description:  CW44AC 400 leads a westbound train of empty hoppers over the James River. (James River Subdivision)
Photo Date:  6/25/2002  Upload Date: 1/20/2008 1:21:56 AM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Chris Denbow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 400(AC44CW)
Views:  686   Comments: 0
Eastbound Grain
Title:  Eastbound Grain
Description:  Leaving the 5 mile double track at Buchanan. This stretch of double track is still configured with 251 (directional) running. As a result, westbound trains here can only get a Medium Clear as the best signal indication -- westbounds go down the track on the right
Photo Date:  5/27/2006  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 7:52:20 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7579(C40-8)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
No way to get a clear signal here
Title:  No way to get a clear signal here
Description:  Best you can get is a Medium clear. This is probably a remnant of D-251 rules in this area. New signals are in place that will soon replace this oddity
Photo Date:  10/23/2009  Upload Date: 11/3/2009 3:54:58 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  362   Comments: 1
CSX G848
Title:  CSX G848
Description:  EB CSX G848 is exiting the east portal of Wasp Tunnel on the bluffs over looking the James River headed to Norfolk with 65 loads of grain.
Photo Date:  4/17/2010  Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:09:34 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Robert Richardson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8030(SD40-2)
Views:  335   Comments: 2
CSX Q303
Title:  CSX Q303
Description:  WB CSX Q303 is exiting the west portal of Wasp Tunnel on the bluffs following the James River to Clifton Forge for a crew change.
Photo Date:  4/17/2010  Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:12:54 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Robert Richardson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5271(ES44DC)
Views:  273   Comments: 1
CSX E503
Title:  CSX E503
Description:  WB CSX E503 is exiting the west portal of Wasp Tunnel on the bluffs over looking the James River as it is carrying its empty train of coal hoppers back to Hinton for another load of West Virginia black diamonds.
Photo Date:  4/17/2010  Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:14:24 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Robert Richardson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 600(AC60CW)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
NS 549
Title:  NS 549
Description:  Recently renumbered NS B32-8 549 leads a cut of empty cement hoppers back to Roanoke from the Cement plant at Buchanan, VA
Photo Date:  10/25/2013  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 7:29:49 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Troy Nolen
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 549(B32-8) NS 565(B32-8)
Views:  521   Comments: 1
NS 565
Title:  NS 565
Description:  A pair of NS B32-8s arrive at the cement plant in Buchanan, VA where they will drop off 8 empties and pick up 12 loads to take back to Roanoke
Photo Date:  10/25/2013  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 7:28:00 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Troy Nolen
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  NS 565(B32-8) NS 549(B32-8)
Views:  480   Comments: 1
CSX Q303-22
Title:  CSX Q303-22
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/23/2015  Upload Date: 10/28/2015 10:34:03 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Brandon Wieland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 401(AC44CW)
Views:  153   Comments: 2
15T
Title:  15T
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/27/2018  Upload Date: 7/31/2018 8:08:50 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Robert Lukens
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8618(AC44CW)
Views:  188   Comments: 1
K897 in the rain
Title:  K897 in the rain
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/21/2021  Upload Date: 10/6/2021 12:47:00 PM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Robert Lukens
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  IC 2720(C44-9W)
Views:  178   Comments: 0


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