Strange Train: NS J46 rushes eastbound over the Welch trestle as it heads towards Bluefield. Normally, the J symboled trains consist of two to three unit helper sets that shove heavy trains east ... (more)
With a train of empty coal hoppers in tow, big CSX GEs thunder across Fishing Creek on the Short Line Sub.
C317 thunders out of Tunnel 1 with coal loads for South Carolina. This tunnel has seen a lot of change since it replaced a single-track portal in 1951, including the removal of the second track. T... (more)
NS 51V sits quietly in the Bluefield yard awaiting a crew to bring it west. The train came into the yard with a C6M leader, but it was cut off when it arrived in the yard. Before the train left ... (more)
A Norfolk Southern local backs into the yard off of the Kenova District at the start of the Wayne Branch in Kenova, West Virginia. The yard is currently used to serve customers in the area as wel... (more)
Looking only slightly like it's in disguise, this former MILW unit is arriving to work the quarry and salt storage site west of town. Other than a scrapyard there doesn't appear to be any reason ... (more)
A neat looking A-B-A F7 set is seen at the Handley West Virginia yard in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
A pair of GE's lead an empty Norfolk Southern coal train over Chestnut Street as it heads down the Kenova Runner and drops into Kenova, West Virginia. This train came off of the Kenova District an... (more)
N&W train number 4, the Pocahontas, is seen near Bluefield West Virginia in 1950. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
VGN 2-8-8-2s 739 and 710 are seen leaving Page West Virginia with a freight in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
NS 815 pulls into Bluefield yard with the Lehigh Valley heritage unit in the lead.
The Lehigh Valley heritage unit pulls hopper train Ns 815 west through Ada, WV at the Jug Neck Rd crossing
The Lehigh Valley heritage unit pulls hopper train Ns 815 west through Ingleside, WV and meets the tail end of a loaded coal train.
The Lehigh Valley heritage unit pulls hopper train Ns 815 west through Oakvale, WV.
Capitol Limited passing through the Shenandoah Junction while some fellow railfans watch.