Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding east on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. Running downgrade, dynamic brakes whining and going at a pretty good clip. Trains between me and th... (more)
Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding west on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. With Horton's Summit behind them the train descended into Duffield and immediately began climbing a... (more)
Taking the siding at Jasper.
An empty move passes through Jasper while heading back to Andover Yard. Meets were once upon a time very frequent.
CSX T405-31, running on NS trackage rights as LOH1, passes under the signal bridge at Jasper on the Appalachia District this morning, on their way from Loyall to Kingsport with a Duke Power train.
The pushers on trackage rights Brice scrubber train, CSX W584 are helping hold back the weight on the train as they head downgrade through CP Jasper on the NS Appalachia District on a muggy summer... (more)
A matched pair of YN2 AC44's pull a loaded scrubber train South on the Appalachia District, running along the base of the Virginia mountains.
The mountains of Southwest Virginia stand tall above the beautiful valley at Jasper. A stone train briefly interrupts the tranquility as it makes it's way down the Appalachia District toward King... (more)
A southbound loaded coal train out of Loyall from the Balkin Mine, is destined for the Eastman Chemical plant at Kingsport, TN. The CSXT operates over the NS Appalachia District from Big Stone Gap... (more)
CSX 327 glides along the nearly level grade towards the Tito signal.
72A pours out some smoke accelerating upgrade out of Jasper, headed from Yuma to Big Stone Gap.
745 passes the East End of the passing siding at Jasper, headed for Big Stone Gap.
Eastbound NS 78G approaches the crossing and double track at Jasper, Va.
A westbound CSX empty hopper train, running on NS trackage rights, rolls out of the siding and onto the main at Jasper. (The "R" in Jasper is partially visible on the green station sign ... (more)
The sound of two big GE 6-motor engines (EMD is broke down) fill the air as they coming through the valley in Jasper on a Birmingham bound coal train.
