Running over 2 hours late due to severe weather in the New River valley, the westbound Cardinal accelerates from their fuel stop on the Passenger Main in Russell Yard heading for their next destin... (more)

Thirty years ago, you would have been thrilled to see these Detroit Edison coal trains run through town with their own set of power in the form of blue & white U30C's & SD40's. But for tonight, a... (more)

With three Dash 8's for power (the leader being an ex-Conrail unit) Cincinnati to Hamlet manifest Q698-05 begins their journey down the Big Sandy Subdivision towards their first stop at Shelbiana,... (more)

Rolling off the approach span of the Big Sandy River bridge in Catlettsburg, W020-03 is making all of 10 miles per hour (per timetable rules for the train) before speeding up and "meeting one... (more)

Westbound Amtrak "Cardinal" train P051-05 with AMTK P42DC #1 on the point and the usual consist of new baggage car, two sleepers, diner, and 3 coaches, slows down to cross the Big Sandy ... (more)

When they say "break a leg" they didn't mean literally!"

With the conductor back on board, 61 loaded steel slab cars from the AK Steel Ashland Works begin their ni... (more)

With the conductor back on board, westbound empty train T360-16 begins their journey up the former Chesapeake & Ohio Big Sandy Subdivision towards Russell, passing the C&O cantilevers at Fords Bra... (more)

Russell bound manifest X697-16 passes the unique signal installation at the east end of Louisa siding. With a newer mast signal guiding trains off the 5,500 foot long passing siding and a Chesape... (more)

An eastbound coal train ties down at the east end of Shelby Yard on a humid May evening.

With empty coal hoppers for the classification yard at Russell in tow, CSX #86 begins the trek up the Big Sandy Valley from Shelby to Russell, passing the ex-C&O bracket signals at the West End of... (more)

A tired crew peeks out the window of the Norfolk Southern "GoRail" unit, painted last year in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of GoRail, a not-for-profit organization that educates... (more)

CSX 212 shoves hard on the last cut of loaded trash containers to be dropped off at the rail yard at Envirosolutions' Big Run Landfill. The landfill and train have become a major topic of debate ... (more)

Pulling hard out of the modified tunnel at Princess, KY on the old Lexington Subdivision, local Y206-04 is slowing down to cut off their lead locomotive before going to work, spotting cuts of tras... (more)

At the end of a beautiful clear April evening, westbound intermodal 217 races across the N&W Ohio River Bridge on it's trip west towards Columbus and points beyond.

With the Central Railroad of New Jersey heritage unit leading another fairly new ACe, eastbound coal bound for the Carolinas slow down passing the CPL's at Falls Branch for a 10 mile-per-hour slow... (more)