On a balmy afternoon along the former Clinchfield Railroad near Elkhorn City, KY., finds this heavy southbound CSX coal drag crawling up a stiff 1.5-pecent ascent from Elkhorn City to Towers, befo... (more)

Early morning haze and mist lies in the surrounding valley, as hill-run job No. U86 crawls across the massive, but beautiful, viaduct spanning the old mining town of Covel, W.Va., with three GE's ... (more)

Just before sunrise, train No. 17G permeates the misty mountain valley west of Altoona, Pa., as it climbs upgrade, lugging its heavy train toward the summit just ahead at Gallitzin, as beautiful f... (more)

NS 8114 and NS 8001 shoves hard on the rear of train 758 as the train enters 1 1/2 mile long Elkhorn Tunnel in Maybeury, WV in the late afternoon.

NS 8103 sits by other companions painted up in N&W paint for a family portrait on "Heritage Hill" in Spencer, NC. Thanks to NS and the Spencer Museum for putting on such a great event!

N&W 8103 charges along the New River in Glen Lyn, VA on a rainy summer afternoon with 100 loads for South Boston in tow. 1/6th pacing shot

NS 824 departs icy Bluefield on cold October morning as he begins the long trek to Roanoke via the Christiansburg and Whitethorne Districts.

With the sound of two EMD's in run 8, NS 810 exits the old VGN bridge in Narrows, VA on a breathtaking Spring morning

V37 takes the siding to meet 25N as cows graze in the beautiful fields of Newbern.

With colors practically at their peak, NS 759 rolls into crowded Bluefield yard for a quick crew change after arriving off the Christiansburg District from Roanoke

NS I02 rolls across the beautiful Holston River in Bluff City TN with a brand new UP SD70ACe leading the way eastward.

Rolling through heavy fog and a light rain, 23G charges through an S-curve at Wytheville, Va., behind the Central of Georgia heritage unit leading the train of eastbound double-stacks toward Norfo... (more)

Amid beautiful fall color, No. 272 swings through an S curve situated just east of Welch, W.Va., led by NS's Nickel Plate heritage unit, taking the long string of autoracks east toward Bluefield a... (more)

On a humid summer day near Glenita, VA, NS 703 rumbles through Natural Tunnel State Park with NYC 1066 leading the way toward Andover yard and a crew change.

Sometimes, one has to pay a small price in order to get 'the shot'... In this case, it was nearly a 300' climb only for it to start raining when the train came. It added drama nevertheless, but th... (more)