Nestled in the Pocahontas Coal Fields along Route 52, the silence is broken in the small town of Keystone, West Virginia as a pair of AC motors; one being Norfolk Southern's Nickel Plate Heritage ... (more)

NS 83A ducks under the new Aluminum signalbridge for westbound at Keystone. Soon to be in service.

J53 Bluefield helpers run west to Capels where they will shove a 169 train up to Elkhorn Tunnel.

In this early summer perspective, two of Norfolk Southern's Heritage Units shove an eastbound coal drag upgrade under a N&W CPL at Keystone, West Virginia.

Leading 17M around the classic N&W CPL at Keystone, West Virginia, a trio of UP's work westbound into the sun after passing the 234 at Crozier.

Ascending Elkhorn grade on its crew run from Williamson to Bluefield, the Ringling Brothers Blue Unit circus train passes through the deplorable mining community of Keystone, nestled deep in West ... (more)

The Virginian is hard at work pushing 18M up Elkhorn grade on the Pokey.

Grinding upgrade on the former N&W mainline ay Keystone, a pair of brand new ACe's assist eastbound NS Q62 over Elkhorn Grade.

As day turns to night, a late winter snow squall blankets the coal town of Keystone as eastbound coal loads charge over Elkhorn with a former Conrail C40-8W leading.

Heading up the ruling eastbound grade is a coal train passing the CPL at Keystone, West Virginia.

A long string of loaded coal hoppers rolls through Keystone WV past the UMWA Union Hall on its way to Bluefield WV. Some of the members of the local union hall may very well be the same people wh... (more)

NS Dash9 9623 leads a loaded coal train through downtown Keystone, WV

A loaded coal train headed through downtown Keystone, WV with Interstate Railroad heritage unit NS 8105 pushing on the rear