A wrecked CSX locomotive in Barr Yard, from the three train collision last week near Valparaiso, Indiana.

Empties for Russell have just left Hinton, following the banks of the New River west through the Sandstone Falls. Appropriately titled the "New River Subdivision", this empty coal drag will hug th... (more)

Westbound through Teays, a pair of DODX casks containing spent fuel rods operates as a W905 military train. The unique move will arrive in Russell, KY later this afternoon and from there, rapidly ... (more)

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The crew of U250 fills up their 70MAC with some much needed water provided by the friendly West Point Fire Department as a local police officer converses with the o... (more)

This was my first attempt of shooting a train exiting a tunnel at night, the idea worked and this image was part of the CRPA contest winner, it also ending up being one of my favorite images.

As the full moon dips behind the mountains, a fog has developed in the Coal River Valley this morning allowing for beams to project a red cast onto the Sproul Tunnel and surrounding brush.

At 03:30 hrs on the 23rd of May Q194 rammed a stopped Q618 virtually destroying both units of Q194 and the containers he carried.

All four of the so-called SD-20-2's caught at the hump tower in the then-new Queensgate Yard.

A Maryland State Trooper gets the story from the driver of a car wedged up against the mainline near the Weverton interlocking. The Q276 crew stopped just in time to avoid hitting the stuck vehicl... (more)

Taking a closer look we find a wide variety of mostly EMD power around the Cumberland Locomotive Shops including a pair taking a spin on the turntable

After 45 minutes since the last train went north I started to get ancy and bored. If it wasn't for the blurp of static on the scanner I would've left. And if I did leave. I would've missed this... (more)

The grade has lightened up a bit as these two pusher locomotives coast in a light throttle as the southbound it is assisting rolls through the dip at Toms Bottom. The train has just completed a 7 ... (more)

TRRA units 1512, 1517, 1513, 1501, 1502, 1515, and 1507 were moved from St Louis to Waycross in a dedicated train (X98220), in hopes of avoiding a situation like the derailment of the first batch ... (more)

Photo taken with permission.

The sun is just starting to crest the top of the hill out of view and into the left as the geometry train wakes up the sleeping West Newton.