A C&O alumnus is heading EB coal with a nice 4-axle assortment. In hindsight things seem to have been so interesting so maybe those endless GEs may seem interesting, like in 75-100 years.

Sandstone Sunsets: As the sun begins to set behind the mountains in Hinton, West Virginia along the New River, the Amtrak Charger 331 leads the westbound Cardinal into the night.

After striking a large rock slide, all units and multiple empty coal hoppers hit the ground. All crew members survived the incident but were left with injuries. This is a scene of part of the afte... (more)

CSX K484 rolls east through Sandstone, Wv with a trio of CN units, the leader being an SD75i.

An EMD GP40-2 leads an eastbound train at Sandstone. The location is just west of Hinton along the New River and Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 261 will be along shortly with the westbound return of the New... (more)

The eastbound Cardinal passes through Sandstone running more then five hours late. In just a few miles it will make it's next stop in Hinton, but will have to wait about 30 minutes for the New Riv... (more)

The tri-weekly Cardinal blast thru the crossovers at Sandstone on CSXT New River Sub eastbound. The train is only a few minutes from the 10:29 station stop at Hinton, WV.

Mother nature puts on a show making a great backdrop for the old C&O signal.

CSX Q303-22 disturbs the tranquil town of Sandstone, WV - MP 365 on the New River Subdivision - as it rumbles west through the Appalachian Mountain foothills. This train was exceptionally short on... (more)

Quite the interesting consist this morning, with all kinds of yard power being moved eastward. 2 GP15-1's, 1 GP40-2 with Slug, and Railpower demonstrator unit 5400 follow behind two GE AC's throu... (more)