Heading eastbound along the James River just west of Lynchburg on blustery December afternoon.

An eastbound coal drag traverses the James River sub enroute to Richmond and points beyond.

CSX T229-21 hugs the north shore of the James River as a lady engineer drags 150 loads of coal eastbound through the vally. CANON EOS 50D

A loaded coal train heads east across the James River at snownden in beautiful early morning light. The dam in the forground is part of the Cushaw Hydroelectic Dam. CANON EOS 50D

CSXT 253 leads this eastbound coal train across the James River and passes the Cushaw Dam in Amherst County. If you look close you can see the old piers to the bridge that carried the orignal alin... (more)

The Balcony Falls local, H744-04, makes his way across the 1,700' James River Bridge, on its way to work the paper mill at Big Island, then its of to Lynchburg. Canon EOS 50D

The James River Valley provides a spectacular backdrop for coal drags along the old C&O main line.

A work train lead by a rusty B30 picks up fallen trees along the ROW in the James River Valley.

A faded out Dash 7 skirts alongside the scenic James River valley passing the Cushaw Hydroelectric Dam, which makes for an interesting backdrop. The crew worked east out of Glasgow, picking up fal... (more)

With the falls of the James River created by the Cushaw Hydroelectric plant in the foreground, this loaded coal train goes east across the valley. Just visible behind the RR bridge is the Appalach... (more)

A loaded eastbound coal train crosses from the north to the south bank of the James River alongside the Appalachian Trail Foot Bridge. Ironically, the bridge is not so named for the seemingly obvi... (more)

Eastbound coal train winds along the James River.