The second "hill job" of the day sweeps around the massive Virginian trestle at Garwood, WV on a beautiful September afternoon. The leaves are starting to change in what will be the las... (more)

The first "hill job" of the morning exits Tunnel #12 and crosses the high trestle at Micajah, WV on this beautiful fall morning. Scenes like this will be gone after the October 1st shut... (more)

Covel from the trees. Framed through the trees, U86, having left Elmore about 20 minutes prior, passes over the massive trestle at Covel, headed up the 2.2% grade to Clarks Gap. This is the last w... (more)

U86 passes the Searchlight signals at Algonquin. He will drop his helpers off ahead at Clarks Gap, and they will also take the lead unit back to Elmore before the U86 continues downgrade to Prince... (more)

Passing the Virginian-style searchlight signals at Algonquin, NS U86 will soon ease to a stop at Clarks Gap to cut off its rear end helpers. The Elmore based crew, which uses a combination of AC a... (more)

NS to mothball 50 miles of coal lines in West Virginia In a story that originated as a vicious rumor, but provided to be reality earlier this week, Norfolk Southern confirmed it would shift... (more)

As a clouds strengthen and the rain begins to fall, the NS I3G rounds the bend by Plowman's Farm and continues east on the Pulaski District.

NS 25A snakes toward Virginia Avenue in downtown Lexington as it passes a stopped NS 216.

Coal moves east on the Pokey to a Progress Energy Plant down south while loaded Top Gons sits in Devon storage tracks waiting to be picked up and taken west towards Williamson.