The first major snow fall of the year slams Southwest VA and NS 188 battles Eastward through the hamlet of Pepper.

NS 188 snaking through Blake on a nice afternoon in late October.

NS 188 passes by a beautiful rock cut in Ingleside WV with a nice EMD leader.

A pair of new ES44AC's lead 188 through the beautiful Narrows on a nice afternoon.

NS 188 drags its feet to let 17M get ahead.

As one can see by the sign, this train is about to leave WV and enter VA. This small yard is located in both states.

After an all day power struggle, NS 188 has finally made it to Bluefield under the last rays of daylight.

A freight train makes its way out of Elkhorn Tunnel, across the massive trestle at Coopers and directly ino Coopers Tunnel. The Pokey at its finest!

188 slowly pulls east across the massive bridge at Coopers. The house in the foreground was built in 1885 and is one of the original houses in Coopers. At one time it was once owned by John Cooper... (more)

The devon area along the Pocahontas is filled with big banked S curves that follow the route carved out by the Tug River. A theme park would charge $82.50 for such a thrilling ride.

Elevated curves and steep ridges, typical of the Pokey. Fall has arrived on this rainy but colorful day along the Tug Fork river as a new symbol due to the reroutes, NS 188, heads toward Williamso... (more)