Deep in the trough, along the banks of the South Branch of the Potomac River, the subtle drone of an idling B&O F7(A) echos off of the narrow mountain valley, in a scene painted by moonlight and... (more)

Climbing into the S curve outside near Bowden, the Tygart Flyer and its near full train of passengers enjoy the fall foliage on their four hour excursion through beautiful Appalachia.

Passing a rock cut along Poe Run Road, the afternoon Tygart Flyer climbs out of Elkins during the first fall color of the season.

Westbound on the Coal River main, CSXT 371 passes the EAS W.E. Coal River Siding, enroute to St. Albans from Danville.

As the last of the morning river fog hangs in the valley at Sandstone Falls, an eastbound loaded coal drag catches the morning sun near Brooks, on its crew run from the coalfields to Hinton.

After encountering a broken rail in the Meadow Creek Yard, the Rainelle shifter and its two unit consist rounds the NF&G wye at Meadow Creek, passing the Meadow Creek Baptist Church, on the easter... (more)

A porch with a view.. In the small mining community of Meadow Creek, nestled along the banks of the New River, an eastbound loaded coal drag from the coalfields of Southern West Virginia catches t... (more)

The first light of the day is diffused by a thick river fog in downtown Hinton, as an eastbound loaded coal drag charges by the C&O Hinton Station, east on the New River mainline toward 'MX Cabin'... (more)

Amtrak's Chicago destined westbound Cardinal has just paused in the bottom of the New River Gorge at Prince, to allow four passengers to board, and nine to detrain at the Art-Deco style Pri... (more)

How tomorrow moves... Leading an eastbound loaded export coal drag, a relatively new, but remarkably clean 'How Tomorrow Moves' ES44AC charges through Marmet at 40mph, on its crew run from Peach C... (more)

As the Milky Way dances over the night time sky in the New River Gorge at Fayette Station, the drone of a pair of idling standard cabs sit in the short, Fayette Siding on the head end of a welded ... (more)

Under a star filled sky on a crystal clear, fall like night in the New River Gorge, a westbound empty coal train snakes along the south banks of the New River, passing the massive New River Gorge ... (more)

Westbound on the former N&W mainline, NKP 765 charges toward Porsmouth, on a deadhead from Williamson to Columbus to perform a series of excursions for the Pittsburgh Division.

As CSX Communication & Signal forces work to replace the C&O signals at the 'Kanawha Falls' interlocking, men and equipment are cleared to allow for the passing of high priority, CSX Q139 bound fo... (more)

Tied down on the house track at St. Albans, CSX's GMS-1 "Spirit of R.F. Silbaugh" geometry car awaits its next day of testing along the former C&O mainline between Huntington and St. Albans.

Tied down at Romney, EMD F7(A), C&O No. 8016 awaits her next excursion on the Potomac Eagle, along the South Branch Valley Railroad from Petersburg to Green Spring.

After departing Romney at 11am and operating west to Moorefield, the afternoon dinner train returns east, through "The Trough" pulled by C&O F7(A), No. 8016. It's a dreary day in Northeastern West... (more)

Tied down near the WMSR Shops at Ridgley, George's Creek Railway SD35 No. 7436 and SD40 No. 7471 await service on the former Western Maryland. These engines were recently rebuilt and painted in 20... (more)

Tied down at the Western Maryland Ridgley shops, WMSR 2-8-0 No. 734 awaits a weekend of excursions to Frostburg on a muggy night near the Queen City. Photo taken with permission.

In the last light of the evening, loads from Fanco travel over the eastern leg of the Logan Subdivision, east of Peach Creek along the Guyandotte River.

American Electric Power coal loads blur by the ABS signal at CLS 70.6 on the former C&O Logan Subdivision east of Peach Creek.

Idling on the point of a westbound loaded coal train for the B&O, CSX's newest ES44AC, No. 3061 idles on the West End of Peach Creek, waiting for a mainline crew.

A pair of engines sit tied down in the yard at Danville, waiting their next assignment to the coalfields of the Coal River and Pond Fork Subdivisions.

A clear signal at 'Longley' is silhouetted against the Milky way and nighttime sky in rural Northwestern Ohio on a muggy, summer time night.

Assisting loads toward Elmore on the former Virginian mainline, a pair of GE's rumble south toward Harper, passing a snow covered cut, deep in the southern West Virginia coalfields.

Idling in the yard at Alloy, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC leads a four unit pusher set onto the former Conrail West Virginia Secondary near the south end of Alloy Yard, after traveling ov... (more)

Idling in the Bluefield Yard under dreary conditions, NS' original Norfolk Southern heritage ES44AC awaits its next assignment out of the large Bluefield terminal. On this Labor Day weekend, there... (more)

Showing her age, a Chessie System Burro crane catches the morning sun on a house track outside of Kingsport, Tennessee along the former Clinchfield mainline.

Idling in the Kingsport Yard, a CSX first trick yard job switches cars for a paper facility in the background, along the Clinchfield mainline.

Erwin bound empties snake through the community of Spruce Pine, northbound on the former Clinchfield mainline from Spartanburg to Erwin.

G&O’s 2391, a former high nose L&N GP9, idles at the head end of Knoxville & Holston River Railroad train 101 in Coster Yard while NS 1054 leads a northbound grain train on the mainline destined... (more)

Rolling down the mainline of G&O's Knoxville & Holston River Railway, a trio of EMD's pull scrap cars toward the interchange, as seen from the cab window of an SW1500. Photo taken with permission.

After loading at High Power Mountain, NS' Interstate Railroad heritage ES44AC idles at the South End of the Alloy Yard waiting for a Virginian crew to deliver the loaded drag to Elmore. In the bac... (more)

Idling in the yard at Alloy, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC waits to assist a southbound drag (pictured in the background) toward Elmore, under the symbol of NS J90. The locomotive is curre... (more)

NS' Interstate Railroad heritage ES44AC idles on the head end of a loaded southbound coal drag, destined for former Virginian rails toward Elmore, Clarks Gap, and Princeton.

After loading at Pax, a pair of CSX 'Bright Future' AC's lead a loaded drag down the R.J. Corman Loup Creek Branch toward the CSX interchange at Thurmond.

In full throttle, an SD60/ES44AC duo struggle upgrade with a loaded coal train in tow. They'll soon climb the summit, and will glide downgrade into Lester, Maben, and eventually Elmore.

CSX Q135 (left), charges through St. Albans at track speed, passing an empty coal train (right), enroute to the coalfields of Southern West Virginia. While of the same build and generation, there ... (more)

Waiting for a signal at Tralee, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC idles just east of Elmore operating under local mine run ID, NS U9W.

Tied down on the center track at Tralee, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC leads a mine run, while NS' Illinois Terminal & Conrail heritage locomotives assist at Princeton drag toward Clarks G... (more)

Rounding the sharp curve at Robson, NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe catches the last of the evening light as it leads a train of empties on the Princeton-Deepwater District from Elmore to Alloy.

Just moments after spotting a black bear cub on the very tracks above, NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe is a long way from her native rails, as she charges through Page on the former Virginian Princeton-... (more)

After traveling over the N&W from Roanoke to PD Junction and the Virginian to Elmore, NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe idles at Tralee on 'ground air'. The train is destined for Alloy after a morning rec... (more)

Changing of the Guard.. A Cranemasters employee has just began cutting on the C&O signal heads protecting eastbound movements on main two at Mt. Carbon.. Within an hour, the entire cantilever wil... (more)

The hottest train on the C&O, container train CSX Q135 blasts by empties at the East End of St. Albans. The long term detoured intermodal is destined for North Baltimore, OH and points west toward... (more)

Going from single to double main at Mt. Carbon, a westbound long term detour baretable train, CSX Q139 charges under the disconnected C&O absolute at CP 'Mt. Carbon'. The new signals have had thei... (more)

Briefly pausing in Ashville along the former N&W, east of Columbus, members of the train crew service the NKP 765 before departing east for Portsmouth during a deahead move from Toledo to Williams... (more)

Maintaining her maximum permitted speed, NKP 765 charges under US-52 near Borderland, westbound on the Kenova District. While rather gloomy and dreary, NKP 765 still looks sharp as she charges wes... (more)

Deadheading from Williamson to Columbus over the former N&W main via Portsmouth, NKP 765 splits the CPL's at Chattaroy, along NS' busy Kenova District. The NKP 765 performed a series of employee a... (more)

It's a rainy day in Williamson... It's 7:45 am near the East End of Williamson Yard, as export coal loads led by SD70M-2 No. 2726 idle on the main waiting for a crew to depart east. It's a dreary ... (more)

Preparing to make a reverse move down the west leg of the Wolf Creek wye, a Williamson based Trainmaster explains the track alignment to his family, during the final of four employee appreciation ... (more)

Carefully pulling through the east leg of the Wolf Creek Branch wye, NKP 765 prepares to shove across the west leg, and return east to Williamson after successfully pulling several excursions for ... (more)

Emerging from Mingo Tunnel, NKP 765 charges west toward Goodman and Chattaroy, leading an employee appreciation special toward Kermit and the Wolf Creek Branch.

After operating two employee specials earlier in the day, NS' Williamson Yard SD40-2 No. 6165 leads a passenger deadhead, with NKP 765 on the bottom through the CPL's at Chattaroy during a summer ... (more)

Charging out of the Hatfield Tunnel, NKP 765 charges east along the former N&W mainline running a pair of employee appreciation excursions. Special thanks to Norfolk Southern Corporation & Ft. Way... (more)

After completing its first of two trips to Ought One for the Pocahontas Division employee appreciation excursions, NKP 765 returns west, near 'Vulcan' enroute to Williamson in preparation for an a... (more)

Tied down and shut off on the Dickinson pad, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe awaits her next assignment on the former Conrail West Virginia Secondary. While not on home rails, The Virginian... (more)

Charging alongside US 23 near Lucasville, NKP 765 catches the late evening sun, running a steady 40mph toward her destination of Portsmouth, on day one of a two day deadhead from Toledo, OH to Wil... (more)

For the first time since the N&W 1218 and N&W 611 excursions, mainline steam returns to Prichard, in the form of NKP 765 leading a deadhead of passenger equipment to Williamson from Portsmouth. NK... (more)

After receiving track from Alloy to Dickinson, NS' Virginian Railway SD70ACe leads an NS J4G by the relatively new Mammoth Coal loadout, north on the West Virginia Secondary toward Dickinson.

Grinding by the Mammoth Coal spur tracks, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe charges toward Dickinson with a load of West Virginia coal.

Pulling out of the North End of Alloy Yard, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe departs for Dickinson with a loaded coal train in tow.

After departing Portsmouth earlier in the morning, NKP 765 follows the Ohio River, east on the N&W Kenova District toward Williamson leading a deadhead of passenger equipment for an upcoming serie... (more)

Cutting through the crop fields of rural Central Ohio, NKP 765 continues her late evening trek toward Portsmouth along the former N&W main from Columbus.