Empty auto train 27V navigates its way through the yard at Bluefield on a cloudy morning in the mountains

With no further work till Cumberland, CSX Q217 (empty auto racks, Philadelphia, PA-Louisville, KY), slips unmolested by Hancock yard on No. 1 Main in mid-afternoon. Configured 1+2+0, the power con... (more)

As the clouds lift, and the moon peaks through the darkness, NS 826 breaks the silence of a snow covered Coopers WV, over the duration of a 15 second exposure.

A 2 and a half second exposure shows NS 41N picking up speed as it exits the Coopers tunnel and crosses the massive trestle at Coopers. Making its way towards of Elkhorn Tunnel, just as the sun di... (more)

Like ships in a storm, KN380 is in the trough of a wave of erosion flung uphill from the Ohio River. This piece of railroad, through various owners, has always been a battleground, as evidenced by... (more)

With some foreign power in the lead, Norfolk Southern 64D makes it's way across the Kenova Viaduct in Kenova West Virginia.

KN380 rumbles across 13 mile Creek in Leon, which fittingly empties here into the Kanawha River.

Running on Western Maryland rails, FP9 243 looks the part leading a freight train towards Elkins.

Awaiting assignment, SBVR 6604, a former B&O GP9, sits in the SBVR shops in Tannery, WV. This unit is equipped with long hood forward operations.

A loaded coal train heads towards Thurmond, WV. CSX 391, the ā€œSpirit of Danteā€ navigates an S curve deep in the heart of West Virginia.

A loaded coal train heads towards Thurmond, WV. CSX 391, the ā€œSpirit of Danteā€ leads the train past a scenic waterfall deep in the heart of West Virginia.

Norfolk Southern ES44AC #8101 leads Kanawha River Railroad train 35 out of Cedar Creek tunnel at Otsego, WV with fresh coal loads from Quincy bound for Lamberts Point. The KNWA crew will hand the ... (more)

NS 119 rumbles over a small bridge as it approaches the small community of Oakvale, WV. NS 1069, the Virginian heritage unit leads.

An absolutely spotless Virginian heritage unit heads west through Huger tunnel in Superior, WV.

NS 119 passes by an almost empty Eckman yard.