NS 29C skirts the bank of the New River in Eggleston, VA with the Erie up front.

NS 276 rolls out of Eggleston tunnel with a single C6M up front.

Cruising down the river. Unassisted, "high wide and handsome" as they used to say, the famous J is loping along easily as she might have done in regular service.

I think the Mountaineer was one of those trains where Senators and Congressmen from along the route threw their weight around to establish/continue a service that might have been hard to justify b... (more)

Norfolk Southern ET44AC #3624, at the head-end of a long manifest freight, slips through the sleepy New River community of Eggleston, Virginia on the morning of April 26, 2021.

Eastbound NS 764 passes by the rock cliffs in Eggleston, Va on the Whitethorne district with an AC44C6M on point.

A new SD70ACC leads NS 29G west through Eggleston, Va on the Christiansburg District.

Loaded coal train 76A round the curve at Eggleston as the cliffs make a nice backdrop on a crisp fall afternoon.

Evidence of the continuing fascination with this magnificent form of motive power. Activities have been suspended to watch this 1987 NRHS Convention excursion as it races eastbound thru this tiny... (more)

The Virginian heritage unit leads coal train #756 around the curve into Eggleston, Virginia, underneath the iconic cliffs made famous by early Virginian Railway publicity photos. Although the for... (more)

The morning fog has now burned off as OCS 955 charges down the New River through scenic Eggleston, VA enroute to Bluefield via the Christiansburg District where a new crew will board and take the... (more)

On a balmy Fall afternoon in the hamlet of Eggleston, VA, the sound of EMD's permeate the air as train 822 works east toward Roanoke on the former Virginian Railway. This was a choice location for... (more)

In a lush Spring setting, NS 776 rounds the bend at Eggleston with the beautiful New River palisades looming behind the train.

NS 820 screams through a texture filled scene in Eggleston VA, on a pleasant March afternoon.

NS 8331 is eastbound on the Whitethorne District with a mixed freight in tow. This particular location was a favorite for the Virginian Railway. Here, among many other places along this scenic rou... (more)