Coming downgrade in full dynamics,, U85 works eastbound toward Princeton and across the tallest trestle on the former Virginian Railway main line to Elmore, West Virginia. In less than a week, th... (more)
NS Hill Run U85 soars 200 feet above Kegley, WV on the Black Lick Trestle, located at milepost 344.4 of the former Virginian Railway Princeton-Deepwater District. This line is being mothballed on ... (more)
Coming downgrade in full dynamics, U85 works eastbound toward Princeton and across the tallest trestle on the former Virginian Railway main line to Elmore, WV. In less than a week, this scene wil... (more)
Sometimes, one has to pay a small price in order to get 'the shot'... In this case, it was nearly a 300' climb only for it to start raining when the train came. It added drama nevertheless, but th... (more)
Coal, coal and more coal... The lively-hood of many whom reside in Southern West Virginia. Coal mining and railroading are what they depend on, and one of few remaining jobs. When the coal industr... (more)
On a chilly evening along the former Virginian Railroad, the sound of an approaching coal drag permeates the air as No. U86 nears Kegley, W.Va. Soon, the train emerges from the woods and crosses m... (more)
As seen charging out of the late afternoon sun, NS U87 roars east across the highest trestle along the former Virginian Railway situated here at Kegley, WV just west of Princeton. This train has t... (more)
