NS 25N rolls across the Holston River at Bluff City.
An NS freight train helps light the restored 1902 Union Passenger Station located near the VA/TN state line in Bristol VA. The building's main feature was a two-story tower. On the first floor wer... (more)
The NS "Blue Mule" pushes hard on the rear of a coal train at Farm as it prepares to enter the twin tunnels at Hemphill.
Two units sit beside the yard office at Peach Creek.
As the use of coal fades away, the once busy Peach Creek Yard is almost empty today. Only one coal train graces the yard.
A single unit rests in front of the Peach Creek yard office.
The steam special exits Devon Tunnel on the Kentucky side of the Tug Fork River and begins to cross the wye into West Virginia.
The Auto train roars thru Folkston under clearing skies and a rainbow.
A lone Virginian Heritage unit hustles loaded Top Gons along the Pokey with the coal dust flying.
The Tri-County Mountaineer steams its last trip through rural Kentucky. In seconds, the train will re-enter Virginia completing a three state journey that included West Virginia. Thanks NS and TVR... (more)
A soon to be helper unit drags the empty coal train forward so the head end power can attach.
The OCS train clears the Armours signals on the way into Williamson.
Two new AC units bring loads off the P-D and onto the Pokey Division on a foggy fall morning.
A good variety of power is ready to leave the yard at Russell. The steep grade 322 rests on is a ramp leading to a rail overpass above the street.
The yard may be dead due to the Holiday but the old turntable gives a hint of the action this place has seen over the years. This Yard was a vital artery to the southern WVa coal fields during the... (more)
