17M passes MP 411 Westbound near Claren with a newer SD70ACe on point, in very rural McDowell County.

A BNSF SD70ACe and a high hood NS GP38-2 on the point of 83J are down to a crawl through Claren, passing through the unique CPL arrangement, which unfortunately doesn't have a whole lot of time le... (more)

Grinding upgrade on the former N&W, a horsehead GE leads eastbound coal drag 772 through the fog and between the iconic CPL's at Claren on the Pocahontas District.

Located back in the hollers of West Virgina is this unusually setup of ex-N&W CPL's signals. These CPL's are the westbound approach signals for Roderfield on the NS Pokey Mainline. As night sets i... (more)

Blasting thru the snow past the signals at Claren with eastbound stacks.

A quartet of N&W intermediate CPL's at Claren stand guard along the mainline of the former Norfolk & Western. The last of the evening light is fading, but the trains will keep rolling well into th... (more)

An eastbound passes the cluster of CPL's at Claren not far from Farm, WVa.

NS 83E roars East through the little hamlet of Claren as he prepares to split the old N&W signals situated here.

An AC pusher set glides downhill to the rescue of a struggling freight.