NS 8164 leads NS 8114 and five scrap bound PRLX SD75Ms into Bluefield Yard on a sunny fall afternoon.

Norfolk Southern #8044 arrives in Bluefield, WV on January 28, 2021 with its manifest freight train. It's all downhill from here for #8044 as it continues west as shown by the grade profile in the... (more)

A flock of birds take flight over Bluefield, WV on January 16, 2021 as NS #8018, an ES44AC, leads a loaded coal train into town. With this train Bluefield once again reiterates its long historied ... (more)

Slow day on the Pokey. I told my friend Jeff, as we drove into Bluefield, we probably won't see any trains today because the weather is too nice. Sure enough, here in the yard sat three pusher set... (more)

NS 4001 leads empty grain train NS 51N out of Bluefield yard after a crew change during golden hour.

After sitting in the yard all day, NS 65W is finally under way, seen here passing through Bluefield yard by the old N&W coaling tower.

NS 233 rolls into a very full Bluefield yard. It's not that often that this yard is busy like this anymore.

Westbound ethanol NS 65W slowly pulls into Bluefield yard with a clean C6M in charge.

In some great evening sun and surrounded by beautiful fall colors, NS 51X slowly pulls into Bluefield yard with a dash-9 on point.

Westbound NS 217 rolls through Bluefield yard with 1800 showing the way. This train has a Roanoke to Williamson crew on board, so no stopping in the yard.

NS 060 coming out of yard track 1 with a train of African export locomotives.

The sun begins to set on a cool September evening in the Appalachian mountains while a loaded coal train enters the yard for a crew change after tackling the steep grades of Norfolk Southern's Poc... (more)

I ended up chasing NS 19M from Roanoke, VA all the way out to the trestle at Coopers with the guidance of Michael Walton and Daniel Alls. This train had one of the friendliest crews I have ever e... (more)

The sun is finally breaking through the morning fog as NS 8563 leads an empty hopper train westbound out of Bluefield yard.

With a fresh crew on board of the Nickel Plate heritage unit, NS 743 begins to pull from Bluefield yard to head out onto the Pokey main.