Railroad Photography by RKL.

[tirediron]

Classic.

 

[Robertkl]

Im hoping to go back in the fall time for the colors.

Coal train sitting in South Yard by Robert Lukens, on Flickr

 

[Robertkl]

217 pulling the grade at Arthur by Robert Lukens, on Flickr

 

[Robertkl]

Manifest pulling ot of the Tunnel at Harpers Ferry by Robert Lukens, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

That's a lot of head-end power!!!

 

[Robertkl]

Back when that train ran, It carried a power transfer between Rocky Mount, NC- Richmond, Va and Cumberland, MD. But with Hunter Harrsion Cuts with CSX that train disappeared with a bunch of others.

 

[tirediron]

Makes sense, so at least a few of those are probably DIT then?

 

[Robertkl]

The first 3 were the only ones online.

 

[Robertkl]

Q693 pulling the grade at Dante by Robert Lukens, on Flickr

 

[Robertkl]

I was on a weeks vacation to visit family in Southwestern Va, Decided to go up to Breaks Interstate Park and visit Elkhorn City, Ky
C&O Caboose in Elkhorn City by Robert Lukens, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

With friction trucks yet... that's a page out of history!

 

[Robertkl]

A blast from the past, Way before I got my Nikon,I had a Fujifilm FinPix. Its where I got my start in Photography.
D793 working Transflo by Robert Lukens, on Flickr

 

[Robertkl]

Loaded coal train T161 is on the Sealston Branch bound for Birchwood Power Plant with CSX Locomotive #20, A rare sight on a Cab signalled route, as 20 ran as light power from Arkendale to Dalghren Junction on the RF&P Sub and then onto the Branch.

T161 entering the branch by Robert Lukens, on Flickr

 

[vintagesnaps]

Do they ever wave or hit the horn? They still do sometimes here if they're slowing down not zipping thru, they're picking up too much speed heading away from town.

 

[Robertkl]

Ive been trackside weekly since 2014 and most of the crews know who I am, and some even know me by name.
The engineer on this train waved and gave who all was there a nice long toot of the horn.