A northbound train rolling through Brandy Station as track speed.

Three Southern FP7’s lead a southbound Alexandria – Charlottesville excursion past the station sign in Brandy Station, Virginia. Brandy Station is just north of Culpeper on the Southern main l... (more)

Assault on Brandy Station

Putting on a show for patrons of the 1979 NRHS convention, Royal Hudson 2839 crests the small hump on the Southern Railway’s main line at Brandy Station... (more)

As the Southern Railway’s steam program grew, the road looked for larger locomotives to haul longer excursion trains. During 1979 and 1980, the Southern leased ex-Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2... (more)

The "Cardinal" heads north towards Manassas late in the day

Won't be able to stay in this spot long, as the "Cardinal" hustles north over the undulating Piedmont Division main, between Culpeper and Remington

The "Cardinal" hustling north over the undulating Piedmont Division main, between Culpeper and Remington

First day of service for Amtrak's new train between Lynchburg, VA and Washington, DC (continuing on the Northeast Corridor beyond Washington).