With light snow still falling, NS 234 departs Bluefield, WV for Roanoke, VA and onto its final destination of Norfolk. The overnight snow was an unexpected treat for the early November day.

A pair of Westbound empty coal trains sit tied down at Mercer Street in Bluefield.

2nd roundtrip through the eastern states railfanning. This time with fellow railfan Ulrich from germany.

The Lehigh Valley heritage unit soaks up the last rays of sun for the day as it waits for a helper assignment at Bluefield, W.Va. On this day the call would not come to push a train up the hill to... (more)

No rest for the wicked........ The Lehigh Valley unit has just completed a push into Bluefield and returns back down the grade to get with another unit for another push job up the Elkhorn grade.

The Lehigh Valley unit passes the Nickel Plate unit. Both are in pusher service on the Pokey.

Two heritage units sit among the engines resting near the service area in Bluefield this weekend.

The Lehigh Valley heritage unit follows behind another Norfolk Southern locomotive after making a trip up the Pokey. Here, J66 returns to the Bluefield yard on a cool November morning and will tie... (more)

A handful of power sits outside the shops on a foggy and dreary evening at the Bluefield Locomotive Shops. With no trains around to give a push to, these locomotives idle away awaiting an assignme... (more)

A set of light power rolls westbound into the yard at Bluefield, where it will change crews and head west. The gorgeous fall foliage is still holding strong in the southern portion of West Virgini... (more)

Two former Southern EMDs lead a two car NS 83K west out of a practically empty yard at Bluefield. It was commonplace to stop by here years ago and see the yard tracks full of coal trains awaiting ... (more)

Two old war horses sit in the yard at Bluefield.

Bluefield Locomotive Shop & its clientele as seen from Portabella restaurant in downtown Bluefield....

The clouds have broke, and the rain is falling as darkness begins to set in. Here, the Nickel Plate Road heritage unit is framed by the classic and modern signals as J59 shoves the NS 746 into the... (more)

Framed by some beautiful white flowers outlining Norfolk Southern's Bluefield Yard, the Norfolk and Western Heritage Unit awaits assignment on N&W Home Rails on the Pocahontas District.