Manifest NS 19M heads west by Flat Top Yard on the Pokey.
A single AC44C6M leads NS 272 by Flat Top yard on the Pokey.
It's late afternoon and an eastbound coal train has stopped at Yards Virginia and is pulling out additional loads from Flat Top Yard to fill out it's train. Once coupled up, it will proceed east t... (more)
Approximately at the VA/WV state line an SD50 is at the end of a string of power shoving on the rear of a large coal train. Interesting N&W had switched to short hood forward not long before the ... (more)
It's called Flattop because it's level here. Used as place to tack on helpers sometimes, crew changes, storage of cars to fill out trains. There must be a power imbalance today as a bunch of stu... (more)
With a third unit added on NS 6D4, the train finally heads east out of Flat Top Yard on the Pocahontas District. CP 7023 in the lead.
The two lead units of NS 6D4 are detached from their train and are backing up to couple to an SD70ACe for additional power out of Bluefield.
Fog still drapes over the mountain at Flat Top yard at around 7am. The Canadian Pacific 7023, decorated in the Canadian and United States two toned gray fighter jet scheme, finds it's way into for... (more)
The power of NS 867 is making the shove mover to couple up to a cut of loaded cars to build it's train. We're in Yards VA right on the Virginia, and West Virginia state line at Flat Top Yard. (N 3... (more)
Eastbound 656 rolls through Flat Top Yard.
A train is being built in the yard for the trip east to the port.
NS 762 has a full train and two pushers. They won't be stopping to pick up loads today.
Coal rolls by on the main while the 9213 works on building a train out of Flat Top Yard for Bluefield
195 rolls north through Yards at the Virginia / West Virginia state line with an SD60 leading the way. This N&W cantilever wont be around too much longer with its replacement sitting on the sideli... (more)
NS' Penn Central heritage locomotive leads eastbound freight train 188 through Yards, VA on a snowy February morning.
