Westbound through Talcott, with a wave to my son, and some Conrail blue trailing. One of the old sidings, from the better days of railroading, is barely visible along the bottom of the shot.
As the sun falls behind Big Bend Mountain, an eastbound thunders out of the tunnel with 100 loads of coal.
The Cardinal is kicking up the dust as it heads towards an approach medium signal at Big Bend Tunnel.
Anticipation
How good it is to find a non-derated SD50 on the point of a monster coal drag. Notch 8 in the rain!
The Eastern portal of the original Big Bend Tunnel. After the 2nd bore was completed in 1932, it was renamed Great Bend Tunnel. This bore is home to the legend of John Henry, and faithfully serv... (more)
What began as a morning walk with my son, turned into a explosion of color, as a newly painted tamper runs east to smooth out the Greenbrier River Bridge in Lowell. Fall is finally here in full c... (more)
Fall means three things in southern West Virginia; turning leaves, tourists, and church revivals. Eastbound Grain rumbles past the baptist church in Talcott.
CSX 4701 leads loaded coal train U736 through the Big Bend Tunnel just minutes after the Amtrak Cardinal blew through Talcott Eastbound.
Completed in 1872, and out of service since the 1970's, the original bore at Big Bend is 6560 feet long, and lined with brick from end to end. This bore is best known for being home to the legend... (more)
Eastbound Amtrak Cardinal passes under John Henry's memorial high above the tunnel.
Grain loads for Rocky Mount, NC break the silence enroute Clifton Forge.
