Coal train NS 80N slowly crosses over the Tug Fork River in Roderfield, WV. This train just left out of Dan’s Branch in Eckman and is heading west.

NS 826 rushes east out of a tunnel in Roderfield, WV.

NS 55W rushes west through Roderfield, WV with the Reading heritage unit in the lead.

NW cabooses 555089 and 518585 on the Norfolk Southern Pocahontas Division at Roderfield, West Virginia. May 10, 1988. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Norfolk Southern, NS 8591, leads a westbound between the two tunnels at Roderfield, West Virginia. June 10, 1988. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

NS's first Blue Ribbon Special cuts thru the twin bores at Roderfield.

The second to last stop on the chase of 217 was here in Roderfield, Wv. 1800 thunders out of Roderfield tunnel on main 1 as it continues west.

188 exits Roderfield Tunnel and crosses one of the many bridges over the Tug Fork along the Pokey.

J58 exits Roderfield Tunnel headed West for Iaeger to shove 578 over the Elkhorn Grade.

Former N&W GP40, 1383, exits Roderfield Tunnel with a westbound light engine move.

By 1959 diesels had replaced the J class 4-8-4's on Norfolk and Western passenger trains. The few J's that remained continued to earn revenue for the railroad by hauling freight and even powered l... (more)

A westbound pusher set, lead by D9-40C, 8848, passes an eastbound coal train, lead by C39-8, 8615, at Roderfield. There is no shortage of great photo locations along the Pocahontas Division in McD... (more)

Former Southern/Central of Georgia SD40-2, 3290, notches up the throttle as the eastbound coal train exits Roderfield Tunnel.

J59 trio rolls over the Tug Fork and ducks into Roderfield Tunnel...