With about 35 loads in tow, H801-15 nears the crest of the near 2% grade in Springdale, WV on the former NF&G.
Only twelve or so years ago. Even then the track was simplified compared to Bluefield heyday but it was still intricate.
A contracted worker is seen transferring a coal load from one hopper to another as the bad order hopper has “burst” out on the underside of the body.
Tucked down in the valley of the hills of West Virginia, the weed spray train is tied down awaiting a fresh crew.
A massive 200 car coal drag lead by CSXT 872 CSXT 858 CSXT 3020, and Mid DPU CSXT 849 CSXT 3135 begins to crest the grade headed east for Baltimore past the Summer gathering of the Roadmen.
Passing over the Cheat River in Rowelsburg CSX 911 leads 80 loads of coal bound for Mount Storm Power plant.
Old Time Power. Three Geeps lead a lesser number of covered hopper cars under a cloudy sky and across the entrance to the Potomac Eagle departure point.
A pair of AC44s lead eastbound coal train T121 by the depot in Hinton, WV on a sunny afternoon.
Rainy Day Movement. On a Lerro Photography photo charter, the Potomac Eagle's F9 crosses a trestle during a fairly strong downpour and some low hanging clouds.
Coal empties (CSX E784, Baltimore/Curtis Bay to Newell, PA), with CSXT 3428 in charge, head west through Shenandoah Jct. Locomotives:(1) CSXT ET44AH 3428(2) CSXT ES44AH 925<... (more)
CSX’s Spirit of our first responders units is eastbound passing Jacksonburg
CSX’s Spirit of our first responders units is eastbound passing Hastings
CSX’s Spirit of our first responders units is eastbound passing Hepzibah as Nutter Fort Fire Departments heavy rescue unit Squad 7 poses for a photo.
Throwback GMs. During a Lerro Photography charter, the Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 runs by a very nice 1960s Buick Electra.
Rolling on the river. The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad's excursion train runs deep in the South Branch Gorge near the town of Wickham, WV, heading for Moorefield and points south. This ve... (more)
