M653 and Y192 pause between switch moves in Covington on the former C&O main.

M653 rounds the curve at Covington and slows to a stop at the west end of the yard, where they'll perform some work before continuing east. This train typically runs via the Clinchfield, but is cu... (more)

Yellow Dog Tuesday CSXT 81, still sporting YN2 color, leads westbound empty coal train CSX E374 westbound along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision through Covington, Virginia.

Covington Crawl: BNSF 4331 leads westbound manifest CSX M652 westbound along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision through Covington, Virginia.

Mallow Moves: KCS 4112 leads eastbound loaded ethanol train CSX B633 eastbound along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision through Mallow, Virginia, on the east end of Covington, Virginia.

Convington Cruise: Standard EMD SD40-2 CSXT 8435 leads loaded rail train CSX W022 eastbound through Convington, Virginia, along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision.

CSX’s OLS MAC rebuild leads CSX M308 west through Covington, VA.

Yarding: CSXT 6050, a GP40-2, sits in Convington, VAs CSX yard awaiting its next instructions from dispatch before back east into the yard.

A westbound C&O freight is rolling through the curved yard as a GP30M yard switcher stands by. Photo by Jim Satterwhite.

P051 sweeps the curve near BS Cabin, just outside Covington, Va.

An eastbound loaded coal train has reached the bottom of the Alleghany grade at BS Cabin. Brake smoke aplenty.

I think Virginia is beautiful, particularly in the mountainous areas, but it can feel grim in winter - cold, gray and wet. You can see it n this image, with C&O 6189 providing about the only brig... (more)

CSXT train T21122 weaves through the S curves and under the westbound and eastbound facing signals outside of Covington, VA on May 22, 2021. This part of the CSX system, the Allegheny Subdivision ... (more)

AMTK 136 leads the west Cardinal into Covington, VA on a sunny April evening while the Covington yard job Y191 works in the background.

CSX U109 breaks the silence on the mountain grinding up grade hustling westbound at Moss Run on a very pleasant October afternoon.