Just east of the town of Coeburn, Virginia, Norfolk Southern "mine run" train U47 rolls east through the community of Banner. The train is headed to Swords Creek, Virginia to work E. Di... (more)

A light drizzle falls on southwest Virginia as an eastbound coal train led by the Virginian heritage unit approaches Banner, Va.

An empty hopper train destined for loading at Toms Creek rolls through Banner, Va.

NS 772 curves through the lush foliage approaching the west portal of Little Tom Tunnel.

Fresh from Altoona's Juniata shops, NS SD70ACU 7250 leads eastbound U44, (741) through the community of Banner, Virginia and up to the approach of Little Tom Tunnel on the Clinch Valley District.

With NS 1067 Reading Bee Lines heritage locomotive leading the way, eastbound coal loads bound for export crawl upgrade through Banner, Virginia just before entering the western portal of Little T... (more)

Former UP SD90MAC is seen here leading NS 69V ("The Rock Train") upgrade through "the hole" approaching the western portal of Little Tom Tunnel along the NS Clinch Valley Exten... (more)

The last loads out of town --- Eastbound coal drag crawls its way upgrade through Banner, Virginia at the start of a Valentine's Day storm that dumped 25" of snow and ice across the Norfolk S... (more)

"Just like flyin..." - Local crew 82M crawls westbound across Big Lawson Trestle with an empty unit coal train bound for Alpha Natural Resources Tom's Creek facility just north of Coebur... (more)

In the last rays of sunlight, finds an empty coal train rolling downhill after cresting the grade about a mile or so back at Little Tom Tunnel. The train would continue on to Norton before switchi... (more)

With the first hint of autumn colors beginning to grace the hills of western Virginia, NS 7569 leads three GE sisters and an EMD cousin across Bull Run Viaduct with an empty coal train returning t... (more)

NS U5K has just exited the Little Tom Tunnel at Banner on its way to Norton.