NS 29C comes into Bluefield yard.

NS 29C comes into Bluefield yard at control point Moores with the Illinois Terminal heritage in the lead.

NS 29C makes its way west through Bluefield, West Virginia with the Illinois Terminal heritage in the lead. This view is from the 460 bridge just before entering Bluefield yard.

NS 29C makes its way west through Oakvale, West Virginia with the Illinois Terminal heritage in the lead.

The sun had just popped out at the end of an overcast day to highlight the DPU of an eastbound loaded CSX coal train as rolls past the Amtrak flag stop in Alderson, WV. It was one of those "... (more)

I found this former C&O passenger car, that had been converted for Maintenance of Way use, rusting away in the weeds at the east end of Hinton Yard.

7436 was one of the side bonuses on last February's TRAINS charter....and I am told it hasn't turned a revenue wheel since, having broken down with computer issues on the charter. The other unit,... (more)

With a fresh crew on board, NS 18W makes its way out of Bluefield yard with the Savannah and Atlanta in charge.

NS 18W makes its way over Coopers trestle with the S&A in the lead.

The Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit pops out of Big Four Tunnel with train NS 18W.

Manifest NS 18W thunders east through Welch, WV with the S&A in the lead.

Empty coal hopper train NS 811 rushes west through Iaeger, WV with an ACe in the lead.

A reroute from the massive derailment up north comes east through the Pokey. NS 26X knocks down control point Hull in Iaeger, WV with an ES44DC leading and a BNSF second.

With the recent announcement that the rebuilding had finally been completed and the line reconnected, there is no longer a need to keep the outlying crew and train at Durbin. This means that Heisl... (more)

NS #3654 cruises through downtown Iaegar on a beautiful late Fall afternoon the week before Christmas.