Urban railroading, West Virginia Style. NS 199 crosses Tug River and gets ready to duck in Welch Tunnel for a trip up the infamous Elkhorn Grade.

Norfolk Southern heritage unit 8099 pushes coal loads through Welch, West Virginia.

The Independence Limited left Bluefield and will end its day at Portsmouth, OH.

NS 8072 breaks the silence of the small West Virginia Town, Welch as he squeaks by the former N&W CPL's.

N&W heritage shoves loads west through Welch, WV, on a perfect late summer day!

Returning west to Farm from Bluefield, NS' Southern Railway heritage ES44AC glides through downtown Welch at track speed, as seen from a distant perspective alongside US-52.

Enroute to assist a train, NS 8094 makes way across the bridge in Welch across the small stream. This power came from the Norfolk Southern Yard in Bluefield.

Light power set of helpers head west past the signals east of Welch.

Helper set heads to Farm to push the next train up to Bluefield on the "Pokey".

After acquiring helpers at Farm, No. 826 jars the ground as it pops out of Hemphill No. 2 in notch 8, near Welch, W.Va., as a hint of afternoon sunlight tries to reach the tunnel portal.

An empty Norfolk Southern coal train rolls west through Welch, West Virginia about to enter the tunnel portal on a foggy March morning. From this vantage point you can see how all the homes cling ... (more)

The Lehigh Valley heritage unit is paired with another AC unit and serving in Pusher service along the Pokey.

Assisting eastbound coal loads toward Bluefield, NS' Southern and Erie heritage locomotives cross over the Tug Fork in downtown Welch, eastbound on the former N&W mainline.

NS 9813 makes his way through the S-Curve in Welch.