Exhaust from the head end power is just beginning to waft out as the helpers prepare to enter. After this EB train exits the other end smoke will swirl around for a long time. The giant squirrel... (more)

Loaded coal train NS 76A crossed over route 52 in Maybeury, WV.

Helpers giving a shove on an EB grain train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Out of the haze, a westbound helper set heads to Farm for another shove. On a good day a haze remained in the tunnel from lots of trains and if a little east wind was blowing in Coopers the ghost... (more)

A set of power rolls west after coming through the tunnel, where the rusted bearings make a ghostly squeal as the abandoned steam-era exhaust fans turn in the wind. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, fro... (more)

Actually I think it was the previous year when we hung out here, photographing trains, enjoying a little campfire, roasting hot dogs and viewing the magnificent autumn leafage. it was glorious! ... (more)

Westbound SD40-2s comprise a helper set racing toward a new task, probably a train at Farm. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A friendly wave from the engineer as his train exits the west portal of Elkhorn Tunnel with empty hopper cars headed back to the coal mines.

Former N&W SD40-2 6162 leads an eastbound coal train up Elkhorn Grade, just west of the Elkhorn Tunnel, heading for Bluefield West Virginia.

Still to this day, my dad says the ex-Southern SD40-2 at the rear of the consist was the most impressive thing he's heard in his entire railfan career. Photo credit William H. Thomas.

A pair of Canadian Pacific GEs head west along the Pocahontas Division as they cross over Route 52 in Maybeury, WV.

Continuing further up the Elkhorn Grade on the late afternoon of March 21, 2021, NS #1187 thunders by the old powerhouse near Maybeury, WV used to power mines in this area. This power station, whi... (more)

Wabash heritage unit #1070 drifts downgrade through Maybeury, WV on March 7, 2021. This area of the Pocahontas Division was originally electrified, but upon realignment and construction in the lat... (more)

NS 393 rolls out of the trestle in Maybuery, Wv that is located over RT 52 in McDowell, Co. The Wabash heritage unit leads the train on a beautiful March afternoon.

In a bitterly cold wintry scene, a train of loaded coal hoppers fly into Elkhorn Tunnel outside of Maybeury, WV on January 28, 2021 as they head east to Bluefield, WV over the famous Elkhorn Grade... (more)