With just enough morning light to start shooting, NS 811 rolls west through Oakvale, WV with a heritage duo.

With just enough morning light to start shooting, NS 811 rolls west through Oakvale, WV with a heritage duo.

The conductor began opening the door on me every spot past Pearisburg, so this is the last shot of the chase I still liked. 4000 leads NS 273 along the wall in Oakvale, WV.

Dash 9 #9800 leads NS 29C west through Oakvale, WV.

NS 6D4 rolls east through Oakvale, WV with a CN duo.

NS 6D4 rolls east through Oakvale, WV with a CN duo.

NS 6D4 rolls east through Oakvale, WV with a CN duo.

Seen from above, NS 29C thunders west through Oakvale, WV with 1065 in the lead.

NS 11E heads west through Oakvale, WV.

NS 11E heads west through Oakvale, WV.

A Norfolk Southern coal train passes through Oakvale WV bewind a pair of C36-7s, with NS 8541 leading. (Oakvale West Virginia – November 2, 1984). John Held photograph, Craig Walker collecti... (more)

The sun has set for the day as an eastbound intermodal rushes through Oakvale, WV.

In the dying sunlight an empty WB hopper train heels into a curve on the upgrade along the East River, down between the many ridges of the Appalachians.

Following the East River between the ridges the Norfolk & Western had a few squiggles to negotiate to reach the easy grades along the beautiful New River. Just east of Oakvale this train, its dy... (more)

Norfolk & Western 2-8-8-2 number 2175 leads 120 cars west through Oakvale West Virginia in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.