The final jump of the Circus train between two cities is underway as the Blue Unit crosses the trestle at Dothan, WV on the former Virginian Railway.
Two NS EMD SD70ACe's assist NS U91 over the west end of the Virginian's Princeton-Deepwater District, spanning the large viaduct at Dothan on their afternoon run to Elmore Yard from Alloy.
After cresting the 2% grade from Deepwater to Oak Hill, Elmore bound U91 begins down the 1% grade between Oak Hill and Pax, just a few seconds away from crossing the trestle over Painter Creek at ... (more)
Near Oak Hill, an eastbound loaded drag crosses over one of the many unique Virginian high trestles on its late afternoon trek from Deepwater to Mullens.
U92 soars over the massive trestle near Oak Hill, WV. One advantage the Virginian had over the B&O and C&O being that it was a late comer to railroad construction in the 19th century, is that it ... (more)
