Did you ever have a unit that seems to follow you around. No matter what state or region it was there? This one making the steep drag from the Clinch River to Hortons Summit here was one of mine... (more)
Normally the V37 is a local turn that comes out to Rural Retreat or so and heads home to Radford. For some reason today's version is hotfooting it for Bristol on the main at the old CP. The sidi... (more)
In those days the daily local usually showed up and often had to meet someone giving great slide opportunities.
A GP38-2 is on the point and there are helpers in the middle with these guys kicked back and rattling along in Run 8 all the way to Big Cut and the top of the grade. Back in the coal days.
Westbound local has finished its work and is racing home to Bristol in one of many small towns along the line. Nowadays it's six axle power.