A Rare Find! While waiting in Thurmond for one of the 1987 New River Trains to pass through, I photographed this box car sitting beside the Engine Shed. It wasn't until recently that I came across... (more)

Train wreck at Superior WV – photo by Howard Hutchison from my collection. The railroad calls this location Huger which is approximately three miles east of Welch WV on the N&W Pocahontas Divisi... (more)

Former N&W GP9, 776, has come to the end of the line. Partially visible under the number 776 is the old N&W circular script herald. First generation diesel scrap is almost as sad as steam engine ... (more)

The face only a Mother could love...The BQ23-7 was unique to the Seaboard Coast Line. 25 units were produced in 1978 and 1979. They had 4 axle trucks and were rated at 2250 H.P. The purpose for th... (more)

Photo by Howard Hutchison from my collection. Superior WV is approximately three miles east of Welch WV on the N&W Pocahontas Division. The railroad calls this Huger in the timetable. N&W Y3a 2060... (more)

This former C&O Vanderbilt steam locomotive tender was being used in MOW service. Too bad the steam engine that went with it didn't survive.

The way it was, October 1986. 611 arrives back to Roanoke from a morning turn to Lynchburg. Major track work has been going on here to eliminate at-grade crossings of the Norfolk mainline and th... (more)

Wash me please! UP C30-7, 2472, sits at Wilco Yard awaiting the next call to duty. I imagine it got washed when it made it back to UP home rails. But for now, welcome to life in southern West Virg... (more)

N&W 1620 is about to cross the former Virginian Ry mainline with an empty hopper train at South Yard in Roanoke. The empties have come from the Belews Creek Power Plant on the Shenandoah Division ... (more)

N&W 1218 with an empty hopper train on the middle pass track at Walton Virginia.

NKP 587 leads the triple header of N&W 611 and N&W 1218 as they roll through Forest, VA.

Stuck in Kingsport...Frustration has set-in for the UP Steam Crew Member leaning out of the cab window of Clinchfield Challenger 676, aka UP 3985. While attempting to turn the engine on the wye, t... (more)

The crewman doesn't look too happy that I am taking his picture. But this was a unique paint scheme and I wanted to get the shot. There were three N&W EMD GP38AC units that received the "skun... (more)

Railroad history that would soon be lost. A Chessie caboose and a few loaded hopper cars populate the small yard at Thurmond, WV. Adding to the scene are the Engine House and various other steam e... (more)

Norfolk & Western Steam in Amish Country. J-Class 611 and M-Class 382(475), pose for an historic photo shoot on the Strasburg Railroad.