Westbound manifest awaits being passed by a higher priority Z train at Edelstein.

Norfolk & Western 2-8-8-2 number 2175 leads 120 cars west through Oakvale West Virginia in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The "wrong way trains" meet where the west end of the siding used to end. That's 112 in the hole. Had something to do with end points. For some time back then CSX units were rather com... (more)

Topping the grade and back to double track after the stiff climb out of the valley of the south fork of the Green River this southbound covered hopper train is picking up the pace for a fast run t... (more)

E9s 9901, 9916, 9913 and 9924 rest after the day's work.

Southern Railway F3A 6110, built in May 1947, is looking good as it leads a freight near Chattanooga Tennessee on June 20th 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A year after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, a train on the Shasta Route does not display any indication of the change.

EB mixed freight. We didn't get many of these down here so I probably went bonkers when this little beauty appeared, easing into the siding where the switch used to be. Wouldn't that white stuff... (more)

When was the last one? The last time a crew scrambled to assemble their gear, the cook shopped for provisions and the big hook was prepared to move out. Before Hulcher and Corman overcame quaint... (more)

Running "pure" in the Deep South a matched set races through with a long train of pigs no doubt bound for Jacksonville. A great little town for action on three railroads and don't miss ... (more)

Westbound merchandise.

Going southbound the old "Rathole" crossed the south fork of the Green River on an impressive trestle and followed Tunnel Creek up a steep grade to one of the infamous tunnels that gave ... (more)

A northbound mixed freight is rumbling across the lake on a beautiful spring day back when when we thought of high horsepower B-Bs as a recipe for speed. When will be regular have C-Cs with 900-... (more)

After squiggling down the creek from Bluefield this auto rack train is cruising along the New River.

Train #112 was an eastbound train but on this route segment it is running west on a nice fall day.