NS 9422 leads NS 754 east on the VGN Princeton-Deepwater District at Oakdale, W.Va. on a rainy Saturday Sep. 26. While trains are not endangered, per se on this section of the VGN, the days of cap... (more)

272 clears the plant in downtown Oakvale, WV on the NS Christiansburg District on a nice, warm May night. With replacements already erected nearby, it won't be much longer until these N&W CPL sign... (more)

UP SD70M No. 5107 leads westbound manifest 195 through the small town of Oakvale, WV passing the classic N&W CPLs.

A westbound train rolls across the old Virginian Railway trestle in Oakvale, WV behind the fire department

Descending East River mountain, NS' Reading heritage SD70ACe leads NS 18M east on the former Norfolk & Western mainline to Roanoke.

With the sun beating down on the small town of Oakvale, West Virginia, a pair of Canadian Pacific AC4400's lead westbound empty coal train 755 over the crossover and past the former Norfolk and We... (more)

With 12 miles remaining to Bluefield Yard, CN 8932 lugs westbound manifest NS 189 through a rock cut just west of Oakvale on former Norfolk and Western Rails.

A freshly painted C40-9 leads a eastbound manifest 179 past peak fall colors nears Oakvale, West Virginia.

This is number 2000! Was it really 32 years ago? EB train was carrying school children for short jaunts. The daisy pickers were nowhere to be found and a few of us hard core types had a great t... (more)

The Reading heritage unit leads a lengthy 18M through the town of Oakvale, W.Va. under a gloomy morning sky. A whole swarm of photographers were out to catch this train.

NS' Reading heritage SD70ACe leads NS 18M east at Oakvale under threatening skies. An extended winter has delayed the onset of Spring and despite April only being days away, brown foliage continue... (more)

Descending East River mountain with NS' Reading heritage SD70ACe leading, NS 18M slithers east along the N&W mainline to Roanoke from Bluefield.

Eastbound through the community of Oakvale, UP ES44AC No. 7443 leads NS 194 downgrade on the former N&W Christiansburg District.

As a heavy snow squall blankets the Christiansburg mainline, NS 194 descends East River Mountain in full dynamics, under the lead power of a western visitor.