As the evening dusk falls the "J" sits in slumber on the platform in Roanoke hoping that one day she will steam freely once again. A special thanks to the group at the O Winston Link Museum for ma... (more)

Tunnel Vision! While standing at the other end of Brush Tunnel I captured a Carl Franz photo freight as it charges up the grade and into the massive bore. It was evident to me at that point why th... (more)

A coal train makes it way westbound (TT Direction) with coal destined for points north as the final light of day is setting over the Ohio River. A scene like this only makes me reflect on a time w... (more)

Fresh from Erie.....with consecutive numbers 911-910. This EB is charging into Elkhorn City while I'm standing on the bridge that goes to nowhere....Literally!

On what was once the C&O Durbin Subdivision ole number 3 marches on back towards Durbin on this first annual photographers weekend.

Interestingly enough this tunnel was named after a man named Sykes who owned a grist mill at Clinchco. Also...at the time the Elkhorn Extension was built Clinchco was 1 of only 3 settlements betwe... (more)

This is the Tygart Flyer enroute from Belington on his way to Elkins for todays run to High Falls.

"Street Running in Downtown Thurmond". After a lengthy stay at Sewell it was time to move on and the next stop was Thurmond. Upon arrival we met an RJC crew preparing to take their loaded coal tra... (more)

I day out railfanning sometimes yields great surprises such as this K train crossing Copper Creek Viaduct. On top of that the train was being pulled by a pair of UP SD70ACe's. A very unusual move ... (more)

The fall colors are still present as the 5013 marches SB with loads from mine to market.

As the first rays of sunlight break through the SB manifest rumbles across the bridge at Pool Point on this fall morning.

2 big GE's make their presence known as they rumble southbound crossing the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River rolling through the " Biggest Little City Before Leaving Kentucky ". Spring colors a... (more)

Seen from the overlook high above Skaggs Tunnel you can see a breathing taking view of the tracks at the SE of Towers. I suggest only going for this picture in the non-summer months.

The sleepy town of Thurmond is interrupted as an empty train of grain hoppers rumble through. One of the C&O's busiest coal producing terminals once existed here along with the dozens of men and w... (more)

Its rare to see a 3 unit lashup of widecabs on the Kingsport Sub but on this particular day I saw 2 northbounds back to back with 3 unit lashups. One of which included an SD40-2. Thats more rare i... (more)