Lettered for Licking River Terminal. I'm reasonably certain these do not have Alco prime movers. One has radio control and is MU'd with the other. At the time they were either retired or backup... (more)

A GP40-2H and GP40-2LW rest under the sanding tower at the Kanawha River Terminal Railroad in Ceredo, West Virginia waiting for their next assignment moving coal hoppers. The railroad is operated ... (more)

Out of the haze, a westbound helper set heads to Farm for another shove. On a good day a haze remained in the tunnel from lots of trains and if a little east wind was blowing in Coopers the ghost... (more)

A CSX GP40-2 was pushed into passenger service for the 'Autumn Colors Express' excursion due to mechanical issues with the Amtrak GE's.

The 'Autumn Colors Express' passes through Prince on its way back to Huntington

RJ Corman EMD's shove hard on the rear of fresh coal loads bound for the CSX at Thurmond. It took them three attempts to get these 50 loads up the grade out of Pax.

A Kanawha River Railroad (KNWA) empty coal train soars over the Sweeneysburg trestle and over top of Sweeneysburg Road. I was hoping for one of those six ex-NS SD60’s to lead, but beggars can’... (more)

A pair of NS ES40DC's lead an eastbound empty coal train as it makes its way across the Kenova District just outside of Crum, West Virginia. The tracks here go through the valley that follows the ... (more)

An evening crew is working in some golden hour sun on the Kanawha River Terminal Railroad as they shove a train of hoppers through the coal dumper at the docks in Ceredo, West Virginia. On the we... (more)

A set of power rolls west after coming through the tunnel, where the rusted bearings make a ghostly squeal as the abandoned steam-era exhaust fans turn in the wind. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, fro... (more)

Fire In Town. On July 23, 2015, an early morning fire in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia caused tremendous smoke throughout the area, though miraculously only damaged three buildings and there... (more)

N&W 611 is departing Auville Yard in Iaeger West Virginia. She is easing over the trestle on the west leg of the wye to join the mainline.

Former Southern Railway 5068, leads an eastbound loaded coal train up the Elkhorn Grade at Switchback West Virginia.

Junction Charge: New on capital limited service, Siemans ALC-42 AMTK 315 leads the eastbound Amtrak through Shenandoah Junction, running nearly 3 hours late.

Actually I think it was the previous year when we hung out here, photographing trains, enjoying a little campfire, roasting hot dogs and viewing the magnificent autumn leafage. it was glorious! ... (more)