Standing in the rain during an excursion trip.
On a wonder Indian summer day, the elegant lady has finished a long run from Roanoke and has begun to develop that great patina that distinguishes a working locomotive from a cream puff.
Dash-9's and coal trains...... What else would you expect in Bluefield?
A new AC set gets serviced before heading west to farm to act as pushers while some older units rest for the weekend.
NS 1368,9725,4011 work the yard at Bluefield on a sunny fall afternoon.
NS 8605,8705 are departing eastbound out of Bluefield with coal loads.
A couple of train watchers and crew members, but no revenue riders, are on hand in Bluefield, WV, as Amtrak's westbound Hilltopper arrives. The April 30, 1978, timetable shows train departure at ... (more)
A slow day in Bluefield.
After an all day power struggle, NS 188 has finally made it to Bluefield under the last rays of daylight.
Two SD40-2's warm up as they prepare to return to pusher service, while two trains with GE's green power idle waiting to exit the yards.