Ashland VA 06-26-99 On June 26^th we headed down to Ashland VA, one of the premier train watching spots in the east. There are a few shots of spots on the way there and back also. Click on the images to see a larger view.

The Amtrak Cardinal blasts past the detectors at Remington VA A CSX Hi-Railer prepares to leave Doswell on the Charlottesville line. We stayed at the Henry Clay Inn which used to have an excellent view of the tracks from the porch. Then the trees grew up! Amtrak 95 northbound. CSX 6157 southbound through Ashland. The Latrobe PA Railfan managed to get in this shot as well! Two trains in town at the same time. CSX 6557 southbound with and intermodal train. Trains call the signals at N Ashland and S Ashland. Conrail 5634 leads a southbound CSX through town. The Auto-Train consist contains almost 50 cars today. Superliners carry the passengers in comfort while their vehicles ride in bi-level autoracks. The view of the Ashland Station and the Henry Clay Inn. Bringing up the rear of the “Shoreliner: is a View-Liner Sleeper. CSX 333 arrives light at Hinton WV from the west. T The Latrobe PA Railfan poses in front of the Hinton WV Station.

CSX Tower at Doswell VA. This view looks south. CSX equipment at Doswell. What is it? Now the best spot in Ashland is the station. Here CSX as Conrail 5634 cruises south through town. The daily southbound Tropicana train returning to Bradenton FL Northbound CSX as Conrail 5579 Amtrak 105 arrives at Ashland about an hour late. “The longest passenger train in the world” Amtrak’s southbound Auto-Train slides through Ashland. Amtrak 105 leads a Tidewater train past the old Richmond station onto one of the “triple-cross bridges” The only place in America where 3 railroads crossed over each other. Southbound Amtrak “Twighlight Shoreliner departs Ashland. Look at the engine #’s on the front and the side. Amtrak station at Charlottesville VA CSX 333 ties on to the back of a coal drag at Hinton to push it east. Click your browsers “back” button to return to the page that brought you here. Or click here to visit the “Latrobe PA Railfan”