On August 6, 2016, I captured one of the most stunning sunsets I've ever witnessed. In a beautiful rural Virginia scene, an eastbound coal drag rolled out of the Blue Ridge mountains past a weathered barn as the sky was on fire. I took this with with my old D3400, and recently cleaned it up in Lightroom using modern technology. I am so glad that I took this scene in at the time, and that modern technology has allowed me to showcase it to its full potential.

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NS train 134 passes the AEP Niagara dam along the Roanoke River on Norfolk Southern's Alta Vista district.

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Over the weekend we were back in Franklin county for a wedding with Kasey's family. As I was checking FB friday night, I talked to a few fellow railfans in the area and learned a warbonnet would be leading 19W north on the NS Winston Salem district, better known as the pumpkin vine. I have spent multiple weeks on the northern and southern transcons, only to have my first time photographing one of these leading to be in the mountains of southwest Virginia in a very lucky coincidence of timing. Here is the consist of the year on a train in Virginia leaning into a curve just outside of Boone's Mill in a beautiful fall scene. Thanks to everyone for the heads up on this one, and it was great seeing some friends out trackside.

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At Munger, MN 2 CN subdivisions cross over and under one another. Watching the ATCS, we knew it would be close. Unfortunately, it was PAINFULLY close, as we ALMOST had the over/under. We would proceed to get an absolutely fantastic day with the BLE 909, which more than made up for our near miss at an iconic shot.

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The first railroad tracks traversed through Weldon, North Carolina in 1841. 180 years later, the community is still an important location in US Railroading. Under bluebird skies on a gorgeous southern morning, a northbound CSX train crosses over the unique low-bridge in the heart of Weldon.

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