Fall foliage, hot dogs over an open fire, trains and more trains. At the end of the day, a good cigar. It don't get much better than that. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

"We don't care if it makes no sense, the front is the place with the F so we're going to run the front first." Evidently early in NS days they were afraid crews might get spoiled by a c... (more)

A 65D empty ethanol train shoves off the CF Line in Greensboro after utilizing it to turn their train. The train was emptied in Selma, and went west on the NC Line overnight. After using the forme... (more)

Flat Top straddles the VA/WV line and nowadays is used to store cars with cars to fill out trains, etc. This westbound is roaring by on a nice fall day. This may have been during the time when Wes... (more)

NS 1800 leads CSX Z265 (NS 265) westbound through Chatham.

At about the point of curve this westbound empty covered hopper train entered the beautiful state of West Virginia for good as it roars on before Yards returns to sounds of gentle breezes, buzzing... (more)

Running long hood forward, followed by a unit still lettered as God intended, this former N&W stallion is taking an empty grainer west to Williamson and points beyond. Dig that U28B road slug in ... (more)

Manned helper set NS 4919 and NS 4790 are on the end of an eastbound manifest train as they pass over the Bluestone National Scenic River near Nemours, West Virginia.

A short NS 350 works their way into Raleigh, passing what little snow is left from the weekend's storm.

An empty grain train re-enters the NC Line in Cary and heads west into the setting sun behind an AC GEVO leader.

Having not been used in over 50 years the 1909 built McDonald grain elevator still stands sentinel over New Albany as NS 224 heads for Kansas City with the TAG heritage unit in charge.

NS 4504 rolls through the old coal tower at Vickers as it heads east towards Roanoke, Virginia.

The manned helper set of NS 4462 and NS 4798 pops out of the Welch tunnel and rolls across the bridge over the Tug Fork River as they held west to help another eastbound coal train up the hill.

For the last 1/2 mile or so to the Clinch River, NS, CSX, US 23 and Troublesome Creek follow a narrow defile between high hills. This Eastbound coal train is exiting a shelf blasted from solid ro... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion from Kingsport, TN to Appalachia, VA. Eastbound excursion is once again at Yuma and will soon reach Frisco where it will return to CSX rails for the last few miles ... (more)