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)
Protected by two classy C&O cantilevers, an eastbound has just pulled on a clear signal at Cotton Hill, struggling upgrade through the beginning of the New River Gorge.
Offering a unique perspective of the New River Gorge, the eastbound Collis P. Huntington New River Train snakes through the 'Narrows' of the New River Gorge near Cotton Hill, passing the secluded ... (more)
A beautiful winter scene as a eastbound coal drag struggles to pull the hill.
Out of the darkness and into the sun as a eastbound grain train grinds uphill.
Catching the last of the afternoon sun before covered in complete shadows, an eastbound loaded grain train sports a duo of EMD standard cabs, including freshly painted SD50-2 # 8543, and HLCX leas... (more)
Winding through Cotton Hill at track speed, the westbound New River Train offers a unique perspective of the New River Gorge and the fall foliage.
The 2011 New River Train heads uphill at Cotton Hill.
CSX G866 rumbles up the grade at Cotton Hill with a Dash 8 on the point.
C&O 614 charges through the New River Gorge during a March snow storm in 1985.
Amtrak train 50, the eastbound tri-weekly Cardinal, is passing the station at Cotton Hill, West Virginia. (compare this to 134906... (more)
An eastbound train is passing the old station at Cotton Hill (used as a section crew headquarters) on its way to Hawks Nest and the New River Gorge.
