CSX R171, the former OBSS (Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P 121 plus four, charges west, Main to No. 1, past the CPLs guarding Rossville interlocking on the Philadelphia Sub ... (more)
CSX train R171, the southbound Orange Blossom Special, crosses the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, Maryland. With only about half of the massive bridge in sight, it’s entirely possib... (more)
CSX train R171, the southbound Orange Blossom Special, rolls south (B&O west) under the US 322 overpass at Twin Oaks, Pennsylvania. One of the hottest trains on the lines that hosted it, th... (more)
At 14:38, a late-running Orange Blossom Special-South, with RF&P GP40 121 plus two additional, is westbound approaching Poplar (mp 82.5) on CSX's (former B&O) Philadelphia Sub on September 26, 198... (more)
The Orange Blossom Special’s power is emerging from one of the tunnels under South 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue in South Philadelphia. The second and third units are both CSX units ... (more)
“Richmond, Fredericksburg & Patapsco” CSX R171 (the former OBSS, Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P GP40 121 in the lead, crosses the historic Thomas Viaduct that span... (more)
”Adrian, there’s another train under me!”After passing through the tunnel that is located under the east side of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Conrail Train TV-171, the O... (more)
Assisted by CSXT power, RF&P GP-40 No. 121 moves a heavy Train No. 401 through the town of Ashland. RF&P GP-40's were equipped with dual control stands and could be operated with either the long h... (more)
An RF&P GP40 pinch hits for an ailing Amtrak F40 on this northbound train.
121 leads a mix of Conrail and CSX units through Woodbridge.
Q401 enters Quantico on the only single track segment of the RF&P. This example of poor planning has become a major bottleneck, so bad that a new bridge is being built to restore double and ultim... (more)
Long gone from CSX's roster, this GP40 has been reincarnated as Wisconsin & Southern GP38 #3805.
