The last westbound empty coal train to traverse over Clark's Gap passes through the tunnel near Matoaka. To the right is the long dormant Bluestone Branch, perhaps evoking the future bleak look of... (more)

Westbound empties climb Christiansburg Mountain at Shawsville behind a C39/SD60 duo.

NS Jersey Central Heritage leads a westbound hopper train over famed Cotton Mill Trestle.

The NS 8103 Norfolk And Western leads the NS 811 westbound through the Montgomery Tunnels on a beautiful Sunday morning.

Sometimes one gets lucky with the lighting, and today was one of those times! After a heavy rain shower had previously pounded the area, the sun decides to pop out, creating this dramatic scene of... (more)

The Norfolk & Western heritage locomotive emerges into daylight at Montgomery, Va., as it leads a heavy train of empty hoppers toward Mullens, W.Va., on a pleasant morning along NS's Christiansbur... (more)

PD Jct., on the Christiansburg District is located about 20 miles east of Bluefield. This is where the ex-Virginian Railroad trackage begins on the Princeton-Deepwater District. This train will he... (more)

One of NS' Heritage Units, the Erie makes his way through the mountains of Page, WV.

In the very last light of the day, NS 811 is pictured struggling uphill through the hamlet of Shawsville, VA with a pair of Norfolk Southern's newest horses doing the honors. This location marks t... (more)

NS 1068 (Erie Heritage Unit) and 5 other black ponies going through Robson WV pulling a train of empties.

Rounding the sharp curve at Robson, NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe catches the last of the evening light as it leads a train of empties on the Princeton-Deepwater District from Elmore to Alloy.

Just moments after spotting a black bear cub on the very tracks above, NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe is a long way from her native rails, as she charges through Page on the former Virginian Princeton-... (more)

After traveling over the N&W from Roanoke to PD Junction and the Virginian to Elmore, NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe idles at Tralee on 'ground air'. The train is destined for Alloy after a morning rec... (more)

In this vista, NS 811 is pictured crawling up Christiansburg Mountain through beautiful Shawsville, VA on a pleasant June evening.

A rare westbound heads up the ex VGN through beautiful Kumis, VA.