NS 1020 pokes his nose out of the tunnel on the Pokey.

"NS 272 clear signal Welch, main 2 east, out"

On a cool evening perched above the town of Welch, W.Va., finds eastbound loaded train No. 746 working east, as it crosses over highway 16 before entering the Welch Tunnel permeating the hill bene... (more)

Observing a maximum speed of 10MPH, empties for Wilcoe Yard and the N&W branch lines of the Tug Fork snake their way outside of Welch under the power of two NS GE's.

NS 1020 pulls a train through Welch Tunnel in the snow.

Norfolk Southern 9774 pulls a manifest through Welch, WV on a late Fall Noon.

Assisting NS 52Q toward Bluefield, a duo of AC's featuring NS' Interstate Railroad ES44AC crosses over Tug Fork in downtown Welch, eastbound on the N&W mainline.

On a gorgeous fall afternoon is southern West Virginia, Interstate Heritage Unit 8105 is found performing pusher duty on the Pokey.

A heritage triple header! NS 1072 sits on track one ready to move east with train 576. On the center siding a J52 helper set with the PRR and N&W heritage units shoves 83G on the climb to Bluefiel... (more)

A Pokey "time freight" comes roaring out of Welch Tunnel.

NS 9338 pauses under the steam era coaling tower with an eastbound coal train as an ex-N&W stands by. The CPLs at Farm have since been replaced with modern Safetran signals.

A coal train picks up speed thru Welch after getting pushers at Farm.

An appropriate meeting for its first occurrence: As the NW heritage unit makes its maiden voyage across "home" rails, it meets the Southern heritage unit at "Farm". The helper set will pass under ... (more)

A loaded coal train quietly snakes around the curve prior to entering the western portal of the Welch Tunnel. January 2012.