C209 has finished doubling up their train out of Shelby and proceed west along the Big Sandy Subdivision - one the last holdouts for classic C&O signals.

N&W 611 negotiates the industrial lead to the Buckingham Branch steam track at Goshen, Va. She is returning from the morning run of the Shenandoah Valley Limited.

CSX Train B433 has some visitors from heartland on point of an ethanol train bound for Charlotte, NC. The signal has a weigh aspect.

R240 sweeps the curve at EM Cabin along the Big Sandy Subdivision on an early fall evening. They are returning to Shelby after having completed some switching work at Paintsville.

Amtrak 50, the eastbound Cardinal, is running about six hours late this date after having equipment issues in Chicago the night before. The C&O cantilever signal is showing an approach signal for ... (more)

There's not many C&O R2 signals left in service and only this one controlling movements on the original C&O mainline that I'm aware of. The rest are scattered between the West Virginia coal... (more)

CSXT 1852, Western Maryland heritage unit, is frozen by an instantaneous burst of light as it passes under the signal at the west end of Big Sandy Junction. M652 departed Hinton, W.Va. about six h... (more)

Local L207, lead by a YN2 AC4400CW with a burnt out headlight, races past westbound empties on the double track main of the old C&O.

The westbound Cardinal slides through a colorful evening sunset at St. Albans, W.Va. Near the former C&O Depot.

L201 is headed for the Big Sandy Subdivision as it snakes its way along the Ohio River as smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to create hazy skies on this warm spring evening. A local fire depa... (more)

Working Ashland Chemical, NS 3296 (a former Southern high hood) has backed down into the plant to begin the evening's switching work.

A fast Norfolk Southern intermodal makes its way east on the Kenova District, Pocahontas Division of the of the old Norfolk & Western mainline.

Originally built in December 1971 as an EMD GP40 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, No. 413 later operated for Virginia Railway Express (VRE), where it was modified for commuter service. VRE added... (more)

L201 is the only remaining "westbound" through freight on the Big Sandy Subdivision while the Clinchfield continues to be reconstructed following severe damage from 2024's Hurricane Hele... (more)

J16 has pulled a cut of 105 loaded hoppers from SunCoke's terminal near Ceredo and will head eastbound on the Kenova District after crossing CSX.