An evening crew is working in some golden hour sun on the Kanawha River Terminal Railroad as they shove a train of hoppers through the coal dumper at the docks in Ceredo, West Virginia. On the we... (more)

A set of power rolls west after coming through the tunnel, where the rusted bearings make a ghostly squeal as the abandoned steam-era exhaust fans turn in the wind. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, fro... (more)

Fire In Town. On July 23, 2015, an early morning fire in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia caused tremendous smoke throughout the area, though miraculously only damaged three buildings and there... (more)

N&W 611 is departing Auville Yard in Iaeger West Virginia. She is easing over the trestle on the west leg of the wye to join the mainline.

Former Southern Railway 5068, leads an eastbound loaded coal train up the Elkhorn Grade at Switchback West Virginia.

Junction Charge: New on capital limited service, Siemans ALC-42 AMTK 315 leads the eastbound Amtrak through Shenandoah Junction, running nearly 3 hours late.

Actually I think it was the previous year when we hung out here, photographing trains, enjoying a little campfire, roasting hot dogs and viewing the magnificent autumn leafage. it was glorious! ... (more)

The fireman on the Durbin & Greenbrier Number 6, known as the Durbin Rocket, gets his engine ready for the 10:00 am departure.

Six Watco SD60's and two NS GE's bring empties north for loading at Quincy

Central of Georgia heritage leads NS coal train #812 (Quincy,WV - Lamberts Point,VA) past the Virginian Railway searchlight bracket at 'Lincoln'.

Norfolk Southern train U86 with Ittman loads passes the Virginian Railway signal bridge at 'Simon' on NS's Guyandotte River District.

A snow squall is a funny thing, so impressive, imitating a blizzard, a poor politician campaigning on a short budget, then lo, the sun approaches. Bright and clear in five minutes as it happened ... (more)

Well worn CSX Dash 8 7764 leads empty coal train E900 as it catches a patch of sunshine, passing by the C&O signals at the SE Ranger control point in Ranger, West Virginia. This interlocking inclu... (more)

A Norfolk Southern ES40DC emerges out of Tunnel 4 as it leads a manifest freight eastbound through Crum, West Virginia on the Kenova District. The top of the tunnel portal shows evidence of the c... (more)

With construction under way for a new bridge on WV State Route 20, CSX train R123 passes eastbound enroute to Grafton with 100 loads of coal in tow.