CSX E090 heading out of the North portal of the famous Natural Tunnel in Virginia. The tunnel is over 850 feet long and as high as a 10-story building. A great spot to throw some railroad tracks t... (more)

NS U40 tiptoes through Natural Tunnel with 30 coal loads bound for Frisco, TN. NS 8099K leads on ex Southern trackage.

NS U40 at Natural Tunnel

Norfolk Southern Train U40 shuttles empty coal hoppers back west to Andover as they pass through Duffield, VA.

NS U40-22 (Andover, VA. - Andover, VA.) heads back West with empties for Andover.

Norfolk Southern's "Southern" heritage unit looks right at home leading U41 through Natural Tunnel.

The calmness of Stock Creek creates a picturesque reflection of the Southern Heritage Unit as it leads U41 out of the west portal of Natural Tunnel.

Patience is a virtue. Me and a couple buddies left at 6 am to go to Duffield VA to chase U41 with 8099, the southern heritage unit leading. We arrived between 9-10 am expecting it to already be on... (more)

After getting held up in Mayflower, and putting this train 8 hours behind schedule, NS local U41 finally runs through the natural tunnel on its return trip to Andover shortly after 11pm.

After a surprise visit from CSX M693, the main event, CSX B669 crosses the infamous Copper Creek Viaduct. CN 5764, a less common CN SD75I, leads the charge.

NS 3648 emerges from the famous Natural Tunnel in Duffield, VA along Norfolk Southern's Appalachia District. This is train U41 which is bringing coal loads to Frisco yard in the Kingsport, TN area... (more)

A westbound Norfolk Southern coal train, led by Altoona-rebuild “admiral cab” EMD SD60E No. 6943, curves out of Duffield, Virginia, on May 12, 2014.

NS train U-40 brings 45 loaded coal hoppers out of Natural Tunnel.

Norfolk Southern local job U41 exits Natural Tunnel

Empties headed back to Andover and more coal. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.