Shay No. 5 and Western Maryland Big 6 double head a passenger train through the S curve at Old Spruce on a gloomy morning of springtime mountain railroading in Appalachia. an MSRLHA event.

On a gloomy late spring morning along the Appalachian mountains of eastern West Virginia, Cass Scenic Railroad Shay No. 11 leads a photo freight near Spruce, performing runbys for patrons attendin... (more)

As late winter snow squalls leave a fresh layer of dry powder in the bottom of the Gorge at Quinnimont, an assortment of power idles east of the yard office and former sight of C&O's QN Cabin. Whi... (more)

Descending into the northern Mew Mexico desert from the summit of Raton Pass, Amtrak P42DC No. 4 leads Amtrak train No. 3, the westbound Southwest Chief over Santa Fe's Raton Pass from Tri... (more)

Springtime on the Pokey! Passing the intermediate signals at Switchback, a pair of AC's lead a heavy coal drag over Elkhorn grade during a spring rainstorm. The first signs of spring have invaded ... (more)

Illuminated by a combination of moon light and artificial flash, C&O's CW Cabin stands guard, once guiding movements through the busy interlocking on the west end of Hinton's former Lower yard. Th... (more)

At the early morning hour of 3:47am, a Cincinnati bound mixed freight breaks the silence as it observes a 10mph slow order through the street running trackae of La Grange. The Huntington rebuilt S... (more)

Emerging from Vaughn Tunnel, westbound grain empties approach the interlocking at Roderfield, enroute to Williamson from Bluefield along NS' busy Pocahontas District.

After receiving a Needles-Barstow recrew at Needles, a westbound rack train led by BNSF C44-9W, No. 5120 glides across the Mojave Desert near Arrowhead Junction on the BNSF Transcon.

At the early morning hour of 2:25am, NS 9124 idles on the head end of the 36 passenger cars and 4 stock cars that contribute to the total 61 car consist of RBBB's Blue Unit train. The passenger co... (more)

Splitting the classic N&W CPL intermediate signals at Marytown, a westbound rack train marches toward Williamson along NS' busy Pocahontas District.

Silhouetted against the spring foliage, a pair of Bluefield based AC helpers assist a loaded coal drag over Elkhorn grade near Maybeury. A late winter delayed the blooming of trees, but the first ... (more)

An original Norfolk & Western SD40-2 leads a small work train long hood forward through the interlocking at Oakvale, eastbound on the Christiansburg District.

After making a late evening trek along the secluded New River Gorge, eastbound loads for Hinton silhouette the eastbound absolute signal at C&O's CW Cabin as they approach the west end of the form... (more)

Crossing the New River at Thurmond, empties for the R.J. Corman loadout at Pax diverge onto the former C&O Loup Creek branch from the C&O main at Thurmond, under the power of a duo of CSX GE's.