Never take an opportunity to put film on a C&O cantilever signal for granted. Westbound mty hoppers coast downgrade from the west portal of Big Bend Tunnel. This signal protects the western end of... (more)

The loudest place to watch a train in Southern West Virginia! 70 feet below, a pair of Big Macs are down on their knees dragging 150 loads up to the tunnel portal. Mother Nature brought the fog, ... (more)

Q303 makes a late evening appearance downgrade through Hilldale in the sweet evening light. Notice that the engineer's trying to figure out why there's an idiot standing on a pile of dirt beside ... (more)

One of my favorite locomotives gets the call to lead Q302 this morning.

The only Q series trains that roam this portion of the old C&O are present and accounted for this morning. Q302 yields while Q303 goes from the main to one west of Big Bend Tunnel.