CSX AC4400CW No. 165 hurries an empty unit coal train west at Fort Spring, WV on April 14, 1997.

There is one thing for certain, a diesel locomotive facility will never be as clean as it was when it was brand new. That was the case on May 17, 1997 when CSX AC4400CW No. 40 was undergoing serv... (more)

An eastbound CSX unit coal train was dropping down Alleghany Grade and through Moores Tunnel near Backbone, VA on May 18, 1997, led by AC4400CW No. 269.

Eastbound CSX manifest R302 was rolling down the James River Viaduct in Richmond, VA on Nov. 23, 1996, led by GP40-2 No. 6424. For a period of time in 1996, Kanawha Canal was drained for construc... (more)

A westbound CSX unit coil steel train was climbing up Alleghany Grade and out of Moores Tunnel near Backbone, VA on Oct. 25, 1992 with a hodgepodge of motive power.

With the first order of CSX C40-8s showing up in the "stealth" scheme, it sure was nice to see the second order dressed in "bright future." New CSX C40-8s No's. 7640 and 7632 head up westbound ma... (more)

For those of us that endured the CSX "stealth" era, this paint scheme provided us with the first glimmer of hope that all was not lost. On Oct. 21, 1990, CSXT No. 8436 was one of three SD40-2s ba... (more)

Westbound MARC No. 265 was stopped at Point of Rocks, MD on May 3, 1989 to unload commuters with GP39H-2 No. 71.

A B&O work extra was hurrying west at Magnolia, WV on Sept, 16, 1978 in the morning haze and drizzle, led by WM GP9 No. 6413. At the time, this was known on the B&O as a ballast cleaner. The cra... (more)

B&O I-5 caboose No. C-2075 was assigned to work train service in Rowlesburg, WV when I shot this view of the logo on Aug. 17, 1975. If I recall correctly, within a couple years, it caught fire an... (more)

A WVN mine run was climbing out of a mine spur near Howesville, WV on August 18, 1975 with SW1200 No. 52 and NW2 No. 50.

The crew of a mine run were all on the ground looking at the results of a practical joke on the engineer. While working the B&O interchange at Tunnelton, one of the trainmen strapped about 10 tra... (more)

The climb on the WVN to to the B&O interchange at Tunnelton, WV was a brutal one and five or six loaded hoppers was the limit for the two switchers. On May 5, 1978, a mine run was struggling upgr... (more)

On May 5, 1978, when shooting the West Virginia Northern, the weather seemed to change by the moment. When we started at Kingwood, we had fog. By the time we got to Chapman, it had turned to driz... (more)

The morning fog was beginning to lift when the WVN went to work on the morning of May 5, 1978 with SW1200 No. 52 and NW2 No. 50. The facility was an interesting mix with a modern diesel shop resi... (more)