C&O For Progress!

The second of two heritage schemed locomotives to be released by the CSX Huntington Locomotive Shops has escaped the paint booth and awaits finishing touches for pi... (more)

On it's inaugural revenue run since being repainted by the fine folks at the Huntington Locomotive shops, CSX 3194, the "Honoring Law Enforcement" unit leads Russell to Waycross time fre... (more)

The fourth and final run of the 2018 New River Train crosses the calm New River on track 1 at Hawks Nest at a brisk 10 miles per hour before picking up speed for an on-time arrival at Hinton for t... (more)

Weller-bound empty coal train NS 823 with a UP AC44CW leading a standard cab NS SD70 heads up the NS Buchanan Branch behind the iconic triple-story Walmart Supercenter in Grundy, VA. The store's u... (more)

A stunning sunset silhouettes (try saying that three times fast!) the Huntington Locomotive Shops on a beautiful December evening. In the Upper Yard, a long line of EMD motors including several S... (more)

Russell to Waycross manifest Q693-25 with the CSX "Honoring Law Enforcement" heritage unit leading on it's inaugural revenue run crosses the Levisa Fork on a single-track thru-truss brid... (more)

Ugh, Mondays.. Crew from Norfolk Southern begin clearing out a heavy pile of debris from a rockslide across the Kenova District mainline just west of the signals at Falls Branch following a... (more)

"Do you come from the land down under?"

Fresh off lease to BHP Billiton Iron Ore in Australia, 13 rusty EMD SD70ACe/Lc's are heading to Muncie, Indiana for rebuilds (and hopefully ... (more)

A mine run bound for the Buffalo Subdivision at Man departs Peach Creek Yard, rolling through the railroad town of Logan, WV on the directional double-track section between FD Cabin and SW Cabin e... (more)

"Phew, something stinks!"...the engineer chuckles, leans out the window, and shouts "I know what you mean, try being up here!". CSX 3139 has just completed pulling a train of e... (more)

A little over fourty years ago, one could stand track side anywhere between Parkersburg and Cincinnati and watch high speed manifests, piggyback trains, and even the short-lived Shenandoah passeng... (more)

Several lines of CSX locomotives, the majority of them being standard cab Dash 8's as well as a few widecabs & EMD switchers, sit silent in the manifest yard at the recently downgraded Russell Yar... (more)

Many things have changed in the sleepy coal town of Thurmond, WV, nestled in the middle of the New River Gorge in southern WV. One thing that hasn't changed.. the railroad's importance to moving f... (more)

Classic Covel

With the news of the Elmore to Kellysville section of the ex-Virginian P-D District being shut down in favor of the lower-grade Guyandot River Branch, the days of 2... (more)

If you're looking for a place to relax and watch trains go by, the railroad town of Russell has plenty of attractions on site for the railfan at heart. Along with the restored passenger depot & i... (more)