The "Palmetto" with a meet on double track. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Eastbound coal has topped the grade at a place variously called Horton's Summit, McRae, and Nora over the years. The short steep pull up from Duffield made for beautiful music. At one time Foote... (more)

Eastbound mixed freight hurrying (a fast as possible) down the hollers to get to somewhere.

Another shot of the "wrong way train" running WB. Between Marion, VA and this point the railroad avoids the circuitous river by tackling McMullan Hill. Now descending back to the river... (more)

The "wrong way trains" meet where the west end of the siding used to end. That's 112 in the hole. Had something to do with end points. For some time back then CSX units were rather com... (more)

Topping the grade and back to double track after the stiff climb out of the valley of the south fork of the Green River this southbound covered hopper train is picking up the pace for a fast run t... (more)

EB mixed freight. We didn't get many of these down here so I probably went bonkers when this little beauty appeared, easing into the siding where the switch used to be. Wouldn't that white stuff... (more)

When was the last one? The last time a crew scrambled to assemble their gear, the cook shopped for provisions and the big hook was prepared to move out. Before Hulcher and Corman overcame quaint... (more)

Looking for a good college, rural setting, small class size with 6 or so trains each way per day? Check this out. Oh, and by the way, bring $$. WB train, probably #112, the "wrong way"... (more)

Running "pure" in the Deep South a matched set races through with a long train of pigs no doubt bound for Jacksonville. A great little town for action on three railroads and don't miss ... (more)

Going southbound the old "Rathole" crossed the south fork of the Green River on an impressive trestle and followed Tunnel Creek up a steep grade to one of the infamous tunnels that gave ... (more)

A northbound mixed freight is rumbling across the lake on a beautiful spring day back when when we thought of high horsepower B-Bs as a recipe for speed. When will be regular have C-Cs with 900-... (more)

After squiggling down the creek from Bluefield this auto rack train is cruising along the New River.

Back when NS had this real fetish about running long hood first this northbound freight is rattling across the famous bridge with a (then) foreign unit.

Train #112 was an eastbound train but on this route segment it is running west on a nice fall day.