Continuing their assault on Camelback Grade, engineer Cain and conductor Roberts have their four Blue Ridge Southern SD40-2's screaming as they break the silence in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the... (more)

After pushing an eastbound coal drag over the famed "Elkhorn Grade", NS pusher set J55 emerges from a former N&W ice covered tunnel in Big Four on it's return trip to Farm.

Emerging from the former N&W tunnel at Virginia Lee and cresting the steep mountain grade, NS westbound loaded train U60 begins it's decent to Hurley to drop off it's train and cut the pusher's of... (more)

As a mid August storm starts to roll in on the town of Norton, the Original Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit sits tied down at "Grave" at the helm of NS 825 bound for Andover on the former... (more)

Under threatening skies, a pair of Norfolk Southern SD40-2's work southbound with a coal train on trackage rights via the Clinchfield (CSX KP Sub) across the North Fork of the Holston River in Kin... (more)

Running on trackage rights, loaded coal train NS 750 spans the massive Clinchfield Copper Creek Viaduct in Speers Ferry, Virginia with three GE's doing the honors. This train loaded this morning, ... (more)

In beautiful golden afternoon sunlight, a pair of old school NS EMD's lead a string of empty hoppers across the former Clinchfield North Holston River Bridge. This train is running north on CSX, ... (more)

Shortly after passing a banner test, CSX T137-23 takes the siding at NE Hannum and passes the Classic Clinchfield Signal on the right. This train would meet eventually meet a northbound at SE Hann... (more)

Under the watchful eye of a veteran Clinchfield crew, ex SBD 8523 leads southbound K811 through the Intermediate signals at Unicoi on the CRR's "High Line" just north of Erwin.

At last light, a pair of Norfolk Southern EMD's make a reverse move from the Appalachia District main line and into the yard at Yuma, Virginia. This train is has just exited the CSX KP Subdivision... (more)

Working southbound out of Erwin toward the Nolichucky River Gorge, a southbound coal train graces the rails of the Clinchfield Railroad as it curves through the fan favorite community of Chestoa, ... (more)

As a mid August storm starts to roll in on the community of Glade Spring, Virginia, Norfolk Southern's 'Southern' Heritage Unit shoves on the rear of eastbound 23G as it passes under the iconic fa... (more)

Five days before Christmas, a four pack of Blue Ridge Southern SD45 carbodies lead T31 westbound across Hominy Creek and toward the Evergreen Paper Plant in Canton, NC.

During a heavy white out from winter storm Octavia, CSX 930 leads a northbound empty hopper train across the former Clinchfield Boones Creek Viaduct as it prepares to meet a southbound at Fordtown... (more)

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.