A Roger Puta Photograph
Notch 8 and Sand at OX Cabin. Even 150 empty hoppers require a bit of effort to move West over the East Slope of the Alleghany Grade.
Amtrak's westbound Cardnial PO 51 works it ways toward the summit as it easily glides through Moss Run running approx. 30 min late.
A new CSX engine hulls emptys through Moss Run.
A trio of Chessie GP40-2s lug a westbound empty upgrade at Moss Run. The engines have just emerged from a cloud shadow following the train. This location appears to have been a favorite with steam... (more)
Another coal train headed for eastern Virginia winds through the curves at Moss Run. To bad the leader wasn't still in Conrail paint.
Westbound stacks dodge the shadows of late afternoon sun on the east slopes of the Alleghany mountains.
A beautiful spring afternoon in the Alleghany Mountains for watching monster coal trains tackle the grade.
Another coal train headed for eastern Virginia winds through the curves at Moss Run. Too bad the leader wasn't still in Conrail paint.
The westbound Cardinal winds its way through the mountains as the shadows start to creep over the tracks. As a result, this was the last train of the day for me.
Empty hoppers head West up the grade at Moss Run.
