CSX mine run R211 runs south along the Guyandotte River and crosses over Buffalo Creek as it comes into Man, West Virginia. The train is at the junction where it will diverge from the Logan Subdiv... (more)

Speaking of B&O heritage....while this is technically ex-B&LE, it wears the paint well. Many B&LE F's hold pride of place on lines around the country.

Eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train 218 rolls across the massive Ohio River Bridge as it comes into Kenova, West Virginia from South Point, Ohio. The double track bridge is built with 4 Ba... (more)

Amongst the sea of widecabs ready and waiting in Grafton, the sole C40-8 on the roster (that isn't Pan Am) is front and center. This throwback GE was a very nice sight to see.

Amtrak's Capitol Limited out of Chicago running nearly 3 1/2 hours late on the afternoon of Friday August 11, 2023 rolls by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Roundhouse and Shop Complex as it begins... (more)

With 100 loads of coal in tow, CSX 3407 leads the way down grade on it's way to Grafton with export coal for Baltimore.

M317 meets local L154 at MO tower in Clarksburg.

Strange Train: NS J46 rushes eastbound over the Welch trestle as it heads towards Bluefield. Normally, the J symboled trains consist of two to three unit helper sets that shove heavy trains east ... (more)

With a train of empty coal hoppers in tow, big CSX GEs thunder across Fishing Creek on the Short Line Sub.

C317 thunders out of Tunnel 1 with coal loads for South Carolina. This tunnel has seen a lot of change since it replaced a single-track portal in 1951, including the removal of the second track. T... (more)

NS 51V sits quietly in the Bluefield yard awaiting a crew to bring it west. The train came into the yard with a C6M leader, but it was cut off when it arrived in the yard. Before the train left ... (more)

A Norfolk Southern local backs into the yard off of the Kenova District at the start of the Wayne Branch in Kenova, West Virginia. The yard is currently used to serve customers in the area as wel... (more)

Looking only slightly like it's in disguise, this former MILW unit is arriving to work the quarry and salt storage site west of town. Other than a scrapyard there doesn't appear to be any reason ... (more)

A neat looking A-B-A F7 set is seen at the Handley West Virginia yard in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A pair of GE's lead an empty Norfolk Southern coal train over Chestnut Street as it heads down the Kenova Runner and drops into Kenova, West Virginia. This train came off of the Kenova District an... (more)