Exiting the east portal of the original Manns Tunnel, eastbound coal loads led by SD70AC No. 4827 grind upgrade near Ft. Spring.

Emerging from the east portal of Manns Tunnel, eastbound mixed freight CSX Q302 passes the intermediate signals east of Ft. Spring, enroute to Clifton Forge from Hinton.

Emerging from the east portal of Ft. Spring Tunnel, Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal catches the morning sun, eastbound on the C&O mainline to Clifton Forge from Hinton.

Smothered by a heavy Greenbrier river valley fog, the signals at Ft. Spring project their aspects into the thick, humid summer time air. In the distance, a struggling loaded drag can be heard, sna... (more)

Blasting out of Ft. Spring Tunnel and under the 1940's era C&O cantilever, Amtrak's westbound Cardinal catches the late evening sun on its trek across the Alleghanies to Hinton, Charleston, and po... (more)

With an eastbound grain train still climbing the grade to the east, the intermediate signal at Fort Spring has just turned off, indicating the loaded grain train for North Carolina has exited the ... (more)

Coal is king on the Alleghany.. Eastbound loads bound for the Virginia ports disappear into the Ft. Spring tunnel as westbound empties emerge from the west portal, gliding towards Alderson. CSX's ... (more)