Configured 1+1+0, CSX priority intermodal I016 (Bedford Park, IL-Chambersburg, PA) is eastbound on No. 1 Main at Sleepy Creek (BA 117.5), already lined to transition onto the Lurgan Sub at Cherry ... (more)

I heard complaints from crews about that winterized window. A bit out of place down south.

The Beech Mountain Railroad is a small coal hauling railroad deep in the mountains of West Virginia. It toils away in relative obscurity, often quite difficult to catch as it can be days, weeks, ... (more)

Durban and Greenbrier Valley, Tygart Flyer, Elkins WV.

Durban and Greenbrier Valley, Tygart Flyer, departing Elkins WV.

With the steam era “Lubritorium” service building in the background, N&W 611 simmers in the rain in Bluefield yard. Four months later many steam fans would shed a tear as Norfolk Southern anno... (more)

The N&W heritage unit is on “home rails” as it leads hopper train NS 813 west over Coopers Trestle on the Pokey.

A friendly wave from the engineer as his train exits the west portal of Elkhorn Tunnel with empty hopper cars headed back to the coal mines.

NS 9183 leads an eastbound coal train into the middle pass track at Kyle West Virginia. The three men in the cab are keeping an eye on the photographer.

Amtrak's Chicago-bound Capitol Limited zooms west on the CSX Cumberland Subdivision through Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia. It is passing under the Norfolk Southern Railway's Hagerstown Distri... (more)

The Central of Georgia heritage unit trails a helper set as it rolls west through Vivian, WV. Soon it’ll be at control point Farm to push an eastbound grain train into Bluefield.

Intermodal NS 29C rolls out of Welch tunnel and across the Tug Fork river in Welch, WV.

NS 29C rolls west through Maybeurry, WV on the Pocahontas district.

NS 29C begins its trek out into the Pokey with the Illinois Terminal in the lead.

NS 3638 and mate bring up the rear of a loaded coal train headed toward Bluefield, VA/WV. Operating as manned helpers, they are crossing the Bluestone National Scenic River at Mill Creek, WV, near... (more)