Along side scenic Route 112, Norfolk Southern officials tour the Christiansburg District westbound through Ingleside, east of Bluefield.
NS 823 climbs uphill toward Bluefield past the attractive N&W CPL's at Ingleside with a long string of hoppers returning to the coal fields of WV.
Eastbound coal loads head have just departed Bluefield, passing the CPL's at Ingleside.
NS 6524,6604,3232,3520,3268 sweep around some sharp curves near Ingleside with 20,000 ton of eastbound coal.
Eastbound Amtrak No. 66, the "Hilltopper," get a friendly wave as it passes the caboose on a westbound N&W empty hopper train at Ingleside, WV on June 4, 1978.
Eastbound coal train 734 passes thru the cut at Ingleside as it rounds the sharp curve on the former N&W mainline between Bluefield and Roanoke.
A freshly painted SD40-2 leads a work train at Ingleside, WV en-route to the Bluefield, WV Yards
A Conrail C40-8 leads a freight upgrade to Bluefield, WV. The sound of the 5 units could be heard for 5 minutes before ever becoming visible as it struggled to maintain track speed.
A late day train rounds the colorful curve at Ingleside as it heads west over the old N&W.
A loaded coal train splits the N&W signals at Ingleside.
NS 7541 flies solo as it guides an eastbound through the cut at Ingleside. The I18 is an extra section of 218.
Rounding a curve eastbound
The tracks may belong to the NS but you could never tell by the power. Todays 18M sports to UPs and a former Conrail unit as they make good time down the hill east of Bluefield near Ingleside, WV... (more)
Westbound empty sulphor train 61Q splits the intermediate signals at Ingleside.
