“Cat Ears, Revisited”Destined for Shaw Mines, PA, coal empties on No. 1 Main exit the 1592-foot Graham Tunnel (in Allegany County, MD) and immediately cross Kessler Bridge into Morg... (more)
Tight Squeeze. Originally built as Milwaukee Road 109 in 1950 this loco now wears C&O paint and squeezes through this S shaped tunnel. With only inches on each side to spare as it gingerly roll... (more)
“Cat Ears”A massive westbound hopper train, in 5+3+0 configuration, exits the 993-foot Carothers Tunnel on the famed Magnolia Cutoff, which was opened for business by the B&O in 191... (more)
After emerging from the tunnel through the mountains and passing through the floodwall gate, an empty Norfolk Southern coal train rolls through West Williamson, West Virginia behind a pair of ES40... (more)
Rolling under Highway 52 as they emerge from Tunnel 1 south of Kermit, West Virginia, a pair of ES40DC's lead empty coal train 851 east on the NS Kenova District. While the line once had seven tun... (more)
A pair of GEVO's emerge from Tunnel 3 in Kermit, West Virginia as they lead an empty coal train east on the NS Kenova District. While the line once had seven tunnels along it route, three of them ... (more)
Former Southern Ry 3315, leads a westbound pusher set that is just about to enter the east portal of 7110 ft long Elkhorn Tunnel.
Emerging from Randoph Tunnel, D721 passes some codeline on the Magnolia Cutoff with an ex-Clinchfield unit on the head end.
A trio of RJ Corman EMD's have notched off as they enter the tunnel on the rear of a loaded CSX coal train Z549/T206 on the former C&O Loup Creek Branch.
Norfolk Southern coal empties exit Cedar Creek Tunnel north of Mullens,WV on the former Virginian Princeton-Deepwater District now operated by Watco's Kanawha River Railroad. This train would load... (more)
DGVR 7094 leads the New Tygart Flyer out of Kelly Mountain Tunnel at a very slow speed, allowing the passengers to get a good look at the tunnel.
Former N&W SD40-2 6162 leads an eastbound coal train up Elkhorn Grade, just west of the Elkhorn Tunnel, heading for Bluefield West Virginia.
NS's first Blue Ribbon Special cuts thru the twin bores at Roderfield.
A Union Pacific SD70M leads NS 6W4 out of Big Four tunnel on the Pokey.
An extra 234, NS i34, rushes east through Superior, Wv just east of Welch. It's seen here about to dive into Huger tunnel.