18M passes through Borderland, a few miles from a crew change at Williamson.

On a very foggy October morning, a very power heavy 18M passes through the interlocking at Roderfield.

18M passes through Switchback, despite having 8 units up front, only the front 3 are online. The 3 online units have their hands full, in full notch 8 and barely above walking speed, as the 7100 f... (more)

A 7100 foot long 18M has gotten his helpers at Farm and proceeds East past the CPL Signals, with like many other locations on the Pokey, replacements looming.

After lengthy work in the yard back in Bluefield, 18M with an aging SD70M glides downhill in attempt to pick up speed.

NS 18M passes under the old coaling tower at Farm.

NS 18M rolls past the former Southern Railway passenger station turned visitor's center in Thomasville, trying to get as far as they can before the hours of service law applies.

NS 18M cruises through beautiful downtown Thomasville with an old SD40-2 leading a mixed bag of power.

Grinding upgrade on the Pocahontas District, eastbound manifest 18M ducks under the N&W CPL at Langraff, WV on it's assault on the Elkhorn Grade. Photo taken with permission.

Norfolk Southern's special interest locomotive, the "GoRail" leads a manifest east past a farm scene in Ohio's Scioto River Valley.

A nearly factory fresh SD70ACe and patched Southern Pacific AC4400CW begin the eastward trek to Bluefield at dusk on a wet March evening. The ever popular N&W coaling tower is a photo favorite at ... (more)

On a pleasant early spring day, NS 18M rounds the curve through historic Matewan, WV, only a few miles into its journey across the ex-N&W Pocahontas District.

The Virginian is hard at work pushing 18M up Elkhorn grade on the Pokey.

Battling a light rain and fog over the Pocahontas Region, a fairly new Union Pacific EMD leads eastbound 18M between tunnels and under the CPL at Roderfield on it's way to Bluefield and points eas... (more)

NS 18M passes the Thomasville Visitor's Center with one of NS's recently acquired former UP SD9043MACs on the point.