An old paint dash 9 leads a long NS 195 through Bluefield, Va as it begins it's trek along the famed Pocahontas district. This shot looked a whole lot better with N&W CPL's.

Now officially on the Pocahontas district, NS 217 continues west in Bluefield, Va with the yellow 1800 in the lead.

NS 6D4 makes it's way east into Bluefield, Va. In just a couple short miles a crew change will take place in the yard and the train will continue east onto the Christiansburg District.

Eastbound manifest NS 18M rumbles into Bluefield, Wv overtaking an eastbound helperset along the way.

An empty coal train makes it's way west through Bluefield, Va on the very eastern end of the Pocahontas District.

Now on the Clinch Valley District out of Bluefield Yard, NS 815 continues it's trip west to a coal mine.

An increasingly-rare SD70M No. 2600 leads NS 821 west along the Clinch Valley District through the community of Tiptop, Virginia.

An increasingly-rare SD70M No. 2600 leads NS 821 west along the Clinch Valley District headed to Consol to load.

An empty unit train departs westbound on the Clinch Valley Subdivision headed for the coalfields, probably Tom’s Creek which is about all that’s left.

An EMD standard cab leads a stack train.

Helpers on the rear of an eastbound coal train round the big curve near the junction with the Clinch Valley Sub. The head end is doing pretty well but soon everybody will be wide open to get the ... (more)

Rolling into the big curve downtown another of thousands of trains is about enter into the labyrinth of southern West Virginia’s convoluted mountains and rivers. Until now I had not noticed the... (more)

Eastbound NS 274 approaches the 90 degree left hand turn at Bluefield, Virginia and the upgrade grind to Bluefield Yard at Bluefield, West Virginia.