Built on the banks of the New River, the former C&O South Side Subdivision (correct me if I am wrong) is falling apart and slowly being reclaimed by mother nature.

Former C&O 6253 is undergoing the scrapper's torch at a local processing plant undergoing renovations.

Another de"relic"t from the past, this massive bridge sits at the beginning of the now defunct Levisa Branch, which served mines in the Biggs area. This line was taken out by the building and floo... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio GP7 No. 5863 waiting for its next assignment at Newport News, Va

Gutted for to keep the rest of the railroads fleet of 567 powered EMD's going, whats left of C&O 6243 rusts to the rails as trees and vines grow up around it at the railroads outdoor maintenance f... (more)

The C&O passenger station which once stood inside the wye at Gordonsville, VA.

View of tower and old passenger station at Gordonsville, VA. Is it G Tower or G Cabin? Employee timetable calls it "Tower". C&O purists insist on "Cabin". The debate continues.

You are looking at the world's most powerful articulated steam locomotive, C&O H-8 2-6-6-6 Allegheny 1601. It and it's brethren were rated for 7,498 horsepower at 46 MPH. Interesting how single un... (more)

C&O 1601's cab is immaculate at the Ford Museum. Here is a fun fact, if you pull the throttle, you get steam sound effects. Cool! To keep people from tripping on the grate shakers the museum has... (more)

The DeWitt Clinton and C&O 1601 composite the greatest display of alpha and omega design I have ever seen. Any observer can grasp the genealogy of steam locomotive engineering with this tableau. ... (more)

As a heavy snow squall dumps a blanket of powder over the right of way, this classy C&O lantern rests on a tie providing us with not only heat, but a small bit of light.

A near full moon watches over the vintage St. Albans C&O Depot. The Depot is home to a small museum and occasionally hosts open houses. During the annual New River Train excursions, the depot is o... (more)

The soot-stained brick interior of the Blue Ridge Tunnel is seen after a single 30s exposure on the day after Christmas, 2009. To mourn the 65th anniversary of this majestic tunnel's abandonment, ... (more)

Derailer at Forest Hill Crossing to prevent crossing trains from collisions with very bad consequences. What do You think, where whould a derailed train running into ?