With the exhaust rolling out of the tunnel and a draft pushing out of the west portal of Big Bend Tunnel, 2 GE's and 150 empties are just seconds from busting out of the 6188 ft. Big Bend Tunnel, ... (more)

Breaking record high temperatures for the first time since March of 1921, westbound Hinton bound empties pass under the C&O signal bridge at Riffe, westbound on the Alleghany Subdivision.

A light snow the night before has allowed the four red signals at Hilldale to reflect a vibrant red cast onto the ground, as a star filled sky silhouettes the C&O cantilever that will soon see its... (more)

After leaving close to 12" of snow overnight, the first trick yard job switches the east end of Clifton Forge Yard in preparations for Q302's departure. Clifton Forge is a relatively busy terminal... (more)

Richmond bound, CSX T239 has just been recrewed in Clifton Forge and is beginning its slow departure east, toward JD Cabin. The first significant snowfall of the 2011-2012 winter season has left a... (more)

Rounding the bend, a westbound Hinton destined empty train observes a clear signal and maintains track speed, silhouetting a classic piece of C&O infrastructure. The crew has nearly completed thei... (more)

Timeless.. A full moon has just dipped below the horizon and the eastern skies are beginning to show some color during this brief period after moonset and before sunrise. A star filled sky and com... (more)

Former C&O #3021 is on home rails as it climbs up through the curves at Moss Run on the east slope of Alleghany Grade. My 19 year old self thought that Alleghany was just about the greatest place ... (more)

With an eastbound grain train still climbing the grade to the east, the intermediate signal at Fort Spring has just turned off, indicating the loaded grain train for North Carolina has exited the ... (more)

Under the power of two brand new GE ES44AC's, an empty train meets eastbound loads just east of OX Cabin. Ironically enough, in my several visits to Moss Run, I have encountered numerous meets bet... (more)

The intermediate signals at 'Riffes Bottom' display a pair of red stop signals, indicating the block is occupied in the opposing direction. The red signals reflect off of the snow covered private ... (more)

Rest in Peace, Tuckahoe. The final full moon at Tuckahoe silhouettes the impressive and well photographed C&O cantilever at C.P. 'Tuckahoe', west of Alleghany. Tuckahoe was a well established phot... (more)

Illuminated by a Canon flash, the WAS signal at Pence Springs stands tall, protecting moves over the Alleghany Subdivision. Special thanks goes to Railpictures.Net contributor Rick Johnson II for ... (more)

On a cold, winter night in White Sulphur Springs, the WAS at E.E. White Sulphur Springs indicates a break in traffic. In the distance, a slow moving eastbound coal drag can be heard, climbing the ... (more)

The Ronceverte helper has just tied on the rear of an eastbound loaded drag and is beginning the climb out of WR Cabin toward the Summit of the Alleghany Grade, nearly 25 miles away. With less tha... (more)