Departing for points east, a manifest throttles up through downtown Roanoke during a torrential summer downpour.
Blue hour at White Sulphur Springs.. It's 6:03 am and after a night of off and on rain showers, another day begins.. The interlocking at E.E. White Sulphur Springs stands guard, slated to be repla... (more)
Westbound through downtown Hurricane, under the power of a single C40-8, manifest freight, CSX Q303 charges toward Russell.
After spending the 4th of July in Spencer, NC during the 30th Anniversary celebration of Norfolk Southern, Amtrak's Phase I 'Bloody Nose' P42DC leads the westbound Cardinal by the Chesapeake & Ohi... (more)
After spotting NS' Savannah & Atlanta heritage SD70ACe at the roundhouse, an NS road foreman of engines carefully closes the nose door of the Progress Rail built ACe.
Wabash Railroad: Operating over 2,400 miles of trackage, The Wabash Railroad operated in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and neighboring states in addition to Ontario. Major terminals... (more)
Railroading on the Pokey.. Light helpers led by new ES44AC 8094 have just completed their shove of an eastbound into Bluefield, now returning west, while a new SD70ACe 1053 shoves loads east, pass... (more)
Passing the restored Pulaski Railway Station, home to Pulaski Bikes, NS 15T reduces speed, preparing to take the siding for eastbound NS 16T.
NS' Reading Line heritage SD70ACe idles near the roundhouse of the North Carolina Transportation Museum during the NS 30th Anniversary 'family portrait'.
NS' Savannah & Atlanta heritage SD70ACe idles on the grounds of the North Carolina Transportation Museum, posing for fans of the 'family portrait'.
Westbound empties for Bluefield grind uphill through Shawsville, passing the Sink Family Farm. While 12:54 am, the temperature remains well above average, at a muggy 80+ degrees.
NS 958, a public excursion train operating from Roanoke to Bristol, via the Christiansburg & Pulaski Districts charges through downtown Glade Springs in the late afternoon, under the power of NS' ... (more)
NS' Savannah & Atlanta heritage SD70ACe leads public excursion, NS 958 from Roanoke to Bristol, passing through a tight rock cut, just west of Pulaski. The train has just departed downtown Pulaski... (more)
Freshly restored Bicentennial N&W SD45 No. 1776 sits on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation alongside mainline N&W CPL's in downtown Roanoke. Special thanks to Norfolk Southern Corpor... (more)
Celebrating our Nation's Independence, cosmetically restored Norfolk & Western 1776 sits on display with N&W 611 and N&W 1218 on the grounds of the Virginia Museum of Transportation. N&W 1776 was ... (more)
The Virginian.. Idling on the display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum roundhouse, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe poses for guests of the 'family portrait' celebrating Norfolk S... (more)
Norfolk & Western Railway: Norfolk Southern's fifth heritage locomotive, painted by the Altoona Locomotive Works idles near the roundhouse during the family portrait at Spencer, NC. Officially bec... (more)
Interstate Railroad: Norfolk Southern's seventh heritage locomotive painted by the Chattanooga Shops in April of 2012 performs a runby for guests of the 'family portrait' in Spencer, NC. As part o... (more)
Representing the original Norfolk Southern, Chattanooga painted Norfolk Southern heritage ES44AC poses for photographers during the parade of Southern Railway predecessor railroads. Special thanks... (more)
NS' Nickel Plate Road heritage ES44AC idles near the roundhouse as NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC makes a reverse move from the turntable. 5 of the 20 Norfolk Southern heritage locomotives ... (more)
NS' Norfolk & Western and Southern Railway heritage locomotives pose nose to nose with NS 1616 representing the original Norfolk Southern as part of the 30th Anniversary of the modern day Norfolk ... (more)
NS 1030 poses near the roundhouse at Spencer, representing NS' 30th Anniversary, while in the background, NS' Savannah & Atlanta heritage SD70ACe idles for photos. Special thanks to Norfolk Southe... (more)
Preparing to protect the shove to the roundhouse, an NS official walks down the cat walk of NS 1073, NS' Penn Central heritage SD70ACe during the 30th Anniversary 'family portrait' in Spencer. Spe... (more)
NS' Virginian Railway heritage locomotive, the 14th of the 20 heritage locomotives rolls by the crowds at Norfolk Southern's 'Family Portrait' in Spencer, NC. Special thanks to Norfolk Southern Co... (more)
NS' Southern Railway heritage locomotive ES44AC poses with North Carolina Transportation Museum Southern Railway E8A # 6900 on the grounds at Spencer. Special thanks to Norfolk Southern Corporatio... (more)
NS' New York Central heritage SD70ACe # 1066 poses alongside NS' Pennsylvania Railroad heritage ES44AC # 8102 during the 'family portrait' at Spencer. Special thanks to Norfolk Southern Corporatio... (more)
With 9 of the 20 Norfolk Southern 30th Anniversary heritage locomotives in view, NS 1030, representing Norfolk Southern's 30th anniversary idles on display as part of the 'family portrait' at the ... (more)
East on the NS River Line to Asheville, NS 961 parallels the French Broad River transporting the final six remaining EMD SD70ACe heritage locomotives to Spencer from Progress Rail in Muncie.
NS 961, a special deadhead operating from Muncie to Spencer, NC for Norfolk Southern's 'family portrait' makes its trek east across the former Southern Railway mainline at Newport, east of Knoxvil... (more)
A true, railroading town.. Serving as an important terminal for coal operations in the New River Gorge for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Thurmond was a perfect definition of a railroading communi... (more)
Smothered by a heavy Greenbrier river valley fog, the signals at Ft. Spring project their aspects into the thick, humid summer time air. In the distance, a struggling loaded drag can be heard, sna... (more)
It's 5:57am in the valley of the Greenbrier Valley, as a thick overnight river fog slowly dissipates near Alderson. The signal at Boiler House is dark, indicating its a slow start to movements ov... (more)
Piercing into the night, an approach indication beams through the fog at Brounland, CLL 1.2 on the Big Coal Subdivision, near Sproul Jct.
The eastbound absolute at E.E. Prince stands guard, as westbound empties for the Logan coalfields blast through Prince at 11:13pm.
After departing John Amos with empties for Russell, a pair of brand new CSX "boxcar logo" AC's run around their empties in St. Albans, returning west by the "E.E. Dock".
Leading empties toward Danville, CSXT 3020, one of the most recent releases from GE in Erie passes the E.E. Coal River Siding in the late afternoon sun.
A pair of relatively clean AC440's lead a 100 loads of 'black diamond' over the Summit of the Alleghanies at C&O's famous "A Cabin" at 11:07pm. Serving as one of C&O's more unique interlockings, A... (more)
Blasting out of Ft. Spring Tunnel and under the 1940's era C&O cantilever, Amtrak's westbound Cardinal catches the late evening sun on its trek across the Alleghanies to Hinton, Charleston, and po... (more)
Eastbound at Riffe, high priority intermodal CSX L136 passes under the C&O signal bridge at Riffe, on its morning trek to Clifton Forge from Russell.
After performing a run around move with their loads for John Amos, CSXT 3021 and sister, CSXT 3023 lead a coal train west out of Dock Siding. These locomotives are less than two weeks old, sportin... (more)
Splitting the C&O mast signals at Indian during a heavy fog, a work train heads toward Danville with ballast in tow.
Silhouetting the remaining C&O code line and absolute signal at E.E. Prince, westbound empties from Hinton glide through the New River Gorge, soon to past the C&O Prince Station.
Medium clear at Sewell... An eastbound drag struggles uphill during a full moon in the intimidating New River Gorge, west of Hinton.
It's 10:04 pm in downtown St. Mary's, as Russell-Cumberland mixed freight, CSX Q316 observes a 10mph slow order through the unique street trackage of St. Mary's, over the former B&O Ohio River Sub... (more)
Overpowering the New River rapids nearby, an eastbound coal train blasts through Thurmond at 1:58am, passing the abandoned Thurmond Post Office. Restored and fully operated by the National Park Se... (more)
Blasting through St. Albans under darkness, the Chicago destined westbound Amtrak Cardinal passes the C&O Depot in St. Albans on a mild summer night.
As clean as it gets! CSXT 3022, one of the most 10 recent releases from the GE plant in Erie idles on the cab track at Danville, sporting her spotless "Dark Future" paint. The 3000 series numberin... (more)
Pride of the fleet.. One of the newest CSX 3000 series AC traction GE's idles on the cab track at Danville. Less than a week old, CSXT 3022 will soon be placed into captive mine run service on the... (more)
Going to double track at Mt. Carbon, westbound CSX L135 passes under the soon to be replaced interlocking at C.P. Mt. Carbon, east of Montgomery on the far western end of the New River Subdivision... (more)
Two generations of locomotives.. Less than six months old, NRE built 'Genset' locomotive type, NRE 3GS21B idles on the fuel pad, while recently repainted CSXT 2701 idles on the east end of the yar... (more)
Struggling up grade near Cotton Hill, export coal loads for Virginia make their eastward trek over the former Chesapeake & Ohio. Codeline is still in service here, a method of communication that i... (more)
Near Oak Hill, an eastbound loaded drag crosses over one of the many unique Virginian high trestles on its late afternoon trek from Deepwater to Mullens.
A pair of clean ACe's and a full train of brand new company cars roll over the Kanawha River at Deepwater, beginning their eastward trek over the former Virginian to Elmore Yard in Mullens.
After departing Brooklyn Junction at 6am, CSX's westbound executive train charges through Bens Run during the first light at 6:30 am. The OCS has a long haul ahead, enroute to the Huntington Divis... (more)
After a brief pause in the Parkersburg Low Yard, CSX's executive train continues its westbound trek over the Ohio River Subdivision through downtown Parkersburg, enroute to Huntington. The fog has... (more)
Certainly a sight! It's 7:00 am in the small community of St. Mary's, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River, as westbound P902-29, CSX's executive train passes through the 10mph street running... (more)
Near the sight of the Racine Locks & Dam, CSX's executive train passes through Letart, west along the Ohio River Subdivision near Point Pleasant. She's nearly completed her early morning run from... (more)
Westbound along the eastern banks of the Ohio River, CSX's Office Car Special, operating under the ID of P902-29 blasts through the community of Skull Run, in the rural Ohio River valley. The exec... (more)
CSX's executive train makes rare trackage, west along the Ohio River Subdivision north of Ravenswood, enroute to Huntington from Parkersburg. This is the first in nearly two decades a passenger tr... (more)
Pride of the fleet! One of the newest CSX ES44AH's on the system idles at the W.E. Dock on the head end of an AEPX coal drag for the John Amos Power Plant. The newest order of CSX's "boxcar logo" ... (more)
Performing runbys north on the Cass main, Western Maryland "Big 6" leads a photo freight near the Water tank. An MSRLHA event.
As clean as it gets! CSXT 3007, a two week old GE ES44AC released from Erie in early May idles on the point of a westbound loaded AEP coal drag at the W.E. Dock, west of St. Albans. The new tier t... (more)
Less than two weeks old, CSXT 3012 and CSXT 3007 idle at the East End of Dock signal, waiting for permission back west to Dock Siding. These locomotives are the first tier three compliant locomoti... (more)
Railroading in the New River Gorge... Westbound mixed freight, Q303 observes a 10mph slow order as it crosses the C&O bridge at Hawks Nest, transitioning over from the east to the west banks of th... (more)
Shay 11 and Western Maryland Big 6 spotted near the Cass Depot for the second night photo session of the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend. An MSRLHA event.
Cass Scenic Railroad Shay No. 2 will continue her complete rebuild through the 2012 season, tucked away in the Cass Shop during the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend.
After undergoing a complete tender rebuild during the 2011 season, CSRR 6, the Heisler will be operational for the duration of the 2012 season, starting Memorial Day Weekend. Photo taken with perm... (more)
Sunshine at the S curve! A rarity for guests at the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend, the entire three day event was under vibrant blue skies and sunshine, as the second to final runby for the 2012 event... (more)
Western Maryland Big 6 climbs the 11% grade near Bald Knob with a freight train in tow. She has successfully performed runbys all morning for patrons of the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend. After a brie... (more)
Shay 5 and Shay 11 double head north through downtown Cass performing switching movies before coupling onto their log train. An MSRLHA event.
Arriving in "New Spruce" with a freight train in tow, Western Maryland Big 6 performs runbys for patrons of the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend. An MSRLHA event.
Western Maryland Big 6 leads a Spruce bound freight train around the Cass main near the Shops, while Shay 4 leads a passenger north on the former C&O main. An MSRLHA event.
A trio of Santa Fe GP60's idle in the small interchange yard near Kingman along BNSF's busy Transcon. Power lashups such as this one are increasingly rare across the BNSF system and it was a privi... (more)
Westbound on the BNSF Seligman Subdivision near Valentine, a BNSF stack train catches the diffused afternoon light, as storms from the west move across Arizona.
Idling in the Westward Siding on the point of an assortment of empty hoppers, a former Seaboard geep awaits a recrew.
Illuminated by a passing eastbound coal train, the three track signal bridge at E.E. Quinnimont stands guard in the center of the New River Gorge, west of Hinton. E.E. Quinnimont serves as the onl... (more)
Eastbound along the N&W Kenova District at Nolan, Central of Georgia heritage locomotive, NS 8101 leads a Kenova-Williamson NS J13.
Lightning over Coal River.. The westbound absolute at E.E. Coal River Siding displays a clear signal for an approaching loaded train, as a cold front to the north helps generate some severe thunde... (more)
On a quiet Sunday morning in downtown Kenova, an eastbound coal drag passes over the massive N&W Ohio River bridge into West Virginia from South Point, OH.
Westbound through Kingman Canyon with a mixed freight in tow, a trio of BNSF GE's head toward Needles in the AM light.
A CN Gilman based turn works local industries along the former Illinois Central mainline, south of Chicago.
Nearing completing its afternoon run from Kenova to Williamson under the local mine ID of NS J13, NS 8101 in the "Central of Georgia" heritage paint leads through Maher in the late evening sun.
Westbound on the N&W main at Maher, westbound NS 17M blasts over the Route 52 crossing on its westward trek toward Portsmouth on the NS Kenova District.
After loading at Kanawha River Terminal in Ceredo, eastbound NS J13 charges through Chattaroy under the lead power of NS 8101, displaying NS's "Central of Georgia" heritage scheme. NS 8101 was re... (more)
Splitting the Southern Pacific searchlight signals east of downtown Tehachapi, a BNSF piggy back train has just completed the 23 mile run over Tehachapi Pass, following the UP's Mojave Subdivision... (more)
Tied down at Bannon waiting for the arrival of Portsmouth crew, NS's "Lehigh Valley" heritage engine leads coal loads east under the ID of NS 776. The train is destined for Roanoke and points east... (more)
NS 8099, the "Southern" heritage engine has just came to a halt after assisting eastbound NS 82A toward Bluefield. The crew on the head end is nearing expiration, and the NS J55 pushers will hold ... (more)
Assisting eastbound NS 82A toward Bluefield, NS's "Southern Railway" heritage engine catches the late afternoon sun in Falls Mills, just west of Bluefield. NS 8099 was released on March 20th, 2012... (more)
A westbound piggyback train snakes through Kingman Canyon on the former ATSF Seligman Subdivision east of Needles. The canyon, full of rock cuts, trestles, and sharp curves is a big contributing f... (more)
Stack train meet.. An eastbound Needles bound stack train meets an LA destined westbound near Newberry Springs on the BNSF Needles Subdivision. Historic Route 66 still follows much of ATSF Transco... (more)
