Unassigned and tied down for the night in Nitro's MOW spur, Southern Railway built SD40-2 No. 3226 rests with a work train in tow. The 1973 built SD40-2 may be showing her age in the form of a dec... (more)
At the early hour of 6:16 am, eastbound high priority container train, CSX Q136 rounds the bend near E.E. Quinnimont, slithering along the banks of the New River toward Hinton.
Eastbound coal loads roll through downtown Prince as patchy fog builds in the bottom of the New River Gorge. A mild overnight low temperature of 65 degrees and humidity have resulted in a foggy co... (more)
An AEPX loaded train from Peach Creek idles in the Westward Siding as June's full moon rises over the Kanawha Valley in the background.
Amtrak's Phase III heritage P42DC leads the tri-weekly Chicago to New York Cardinal through the historic downtown Thurmond.
Amtrak's westbound Cardinal resumes track speed after observing a 10MPH slow order across the Hawks Nest bridge. The late evening sunshine in the summer months permits daytime photos of Amt... (more)
Burrowed along the narrow Greenbrier River valley, the eastbound absolute signals at Browns Mill pierce the nighttime summer haze. The fairly modern mast signal will soon be placed by an even newe... (more)
Amtrak's westbound Cardinal blasts through the interlocking at the E.E. Meadow Creek on its late evening trek through the New River Gorge. Amtrak's 40th anniversary heritage locomotives hav... (more)
Empties for the R.J. Corman Loup Creek branch sit idling at the E.E. Rush Run Siding, waiting for an early morning crew to arrive. A full moon and passing clouds help contribute to the depth of th... (more)
In the bottom of the New River Gorge at Hawks Nest, a full moon illuminates the valley as westbound empties pierce the nighttime haze. Observing a 10mph slow order across the Hawks Nest bridge, th... (more)
Passing the well illuminated Prince Depot and its unique waiting area under the cover of darkness, eastbound coal loads grind upgrade through the New River Gorge, enroute to Hinton.
At the late night hour of 12:43 am, a westbound baretable follows the south main of the New River Subdivsion through North Fayette, illuminated by a full moon.
Disrupting the silence in downtown Nitro at the early morning hour of 2am, a severe thunderstorm rolls across the Kanawha Valley, bringing with it an impressive lightning show. The single yard eng... (more)
Exiting the east portal of the original Manns Tunnel, eastbound coal loads led by SD70AC No. 4827 grind upgrade near Ft. Spring.
On a gloomy spring evening along NS's busy Pocahontas District, NS 73E hustles through Roderfield, enroute to Bluefield from Williamson.
A pair of veteran Ex- Southern high hood GP38-2's lead a westbound work train through the N&W intermediate CPL's at Rogers, westbound on the Pokey from Bluefield to Williamson.
A trio of GE's lead westbound empties through the interlocking at C&O's former QN Cabin, westbound through the New River Gorge during a late winter snow squall.
A Russell to Huntington turn glides by C&O's RU Cabin that once guided trains through the impressive interlocking protecting the east end of the Russell Terminal. Today, the tower still greets eac... (more)
On her second revenue run after being repainted into CSX's "How Tomorrow Moves" boxcar logo, SD40-2 class leader, CSXT 8000 leads CSX Q231 through the street running trackage of downtown LaGrange.
Disrupting the silence through the quaint village of Sandstone, Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal follows the New River through the Gorge to Hinton, on its eastward trek from Chicago to New York.... (more)
After arriving back at the Cass Shop, Western Maryland Big 6 undergoes servicing by engineer Danny Seldomridge and fireman, Andy Cassell. An MSRLHA event.
Cass conductor Gene Lambert provides hand signals to Big 6 engineer Danny Seldomridge as crews work to build a double header featuring both Western Maryland 6 and Shay No. 5.
While Shay No. 4 and a short log consist pose south of the depot in the background, Shay No. 5 leads a freight consist north on the Cass main toward the water tower. An MSRLHA event.
Emerging from the east portal of Manns Tunnel, eastbound mixed freight CSX Q302 passes the intermediate signals east of Ft. Spring, enroute to Clifton Forge from Hinton.
Following the Cheat River along some of the most inaccesible terrain in the entire State of West Virginia, B&O GP9. No. 6641 and its short mixed freight consist battle heavy trains as they operate... (more)
Breaking the nighttime silence in the bottom of the New River Gorge at Thurmond, eastbound grain loads slice through the summer haze, left behind after a series of thunderstorms earlier in the eve... (more)
Slightly over a month old, CSX GE ES44AC No. 3098 leads empty train, CSX N674 through the mast signals at CP Indian on CSX's Coal River Subdivision.
Thurmond's Decline.. Maintained by the National Park Service, the historic town of Thurmond that once served as a very influential terminal to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and the New River coal... (more)
Silhouetted against a full moon, the eastbound absolute signal at CW Cabin displays a clear signal for an approaching coal drag.
As three passengers disembark from Amtrak's Chicago destined Cardinal, Amtrak's Phase II heritage P42DC departs from Prince Station under the cover of darkness.
Upgrade west of Cotton Hill, an eastbound coal drag destined for Hinton illuminates the intermediate C&O cantilever signal at straight line.
A quartet of N&W intermediate CPL's at Claren stand guard along the mainline of the former Norfolk & Western. The last of the evening light is fading, but the trains will keep rolling well into th... (more)
Slicing through a thick fog, Shay No. 11 stops short of the passenger train and its caboose during a lunch stop at Bald Knob. An MSRLHA event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cass Scenic Ra... (more)
April's full moon has just risen above the New River Gorge, illuminating the valley below and the interlocking at C&O's famous CW Cabin, west of Hinton. A tunnel curfew on the Alleghany mainline e... (more)
As a band of light snow showers roll across the west slope of the Alleghanies, an eastbound drag illuminates the E.E. White Sulphur Springs on a cold, wintry night along CSX's Alleghany mainline.
Emerging from the thick fog at the top of the mountain at Bald Knob, Shay No. 11 and its freight consist hold short of the rear caboose on the passenger train. Despite preceding Memorial Day weeke... (more)
On a cold and dreary day on the mountain, Shay No. 11 leads a freight toward Bald Knob, passing the emergency water stop above Spruce. An MSRLHA event.
Shay No. 5 and Western Maryland Big 6 double head a passenger train through the S curve at Old Spruce on a gloomy morning of springtime mountain railroading in Appalachia. an MSRLHA event.
On a gloomy late spring morning along the Appalachian mountains of eastern West Virginia, Cass Scenic Railroad Shay No. 11 leads a photo freight near Spruce, performing runbys for patrons attendin... (more)
As late winter snow squalls leave a fresh layer of dry powder in the bottom of the Gorge at Quinnimont, an assortment of power idles east of the yard office and former sight of C&O's QN Cabin. Whi... (more)
Descending into the northern Mew Mexico desert from the summit of Raton Pass, Amtrak P42DC No. 4 leads Amtrak train No. 3, the westbound Southwest Chief over Santa Fe's Raton Pass from Tri... (more)
Springtime on the Pokey! Passing the intermediate signals at Switchback, a pair of AC's lead a heavy coal drag over Elkhorn grade during a spring rainstorm. The first signs of spring have invaded ... (more)
Illuminated by a combination of moon light and artificial flash, C&O's CW Cabin stands guard, once guiding movements through the busy interlocking on the west end of Hinton's former Lower yard. Th... (more)
At the early morning hour of 3:47am, a Cincinnati bound mixed freight breaks the silence as it observes a 10mph slow order through the street running trackae of La Grange. The Huntington rebuilt S... (more)
Emerging from Vaughn Tunnel, westbound grain empties approach the interlocking at Roderfield, enroute to Williamson from Bluefield along NS' busy Pocahontas District.
After receiving a Needles-Barstow recrew at Needles, a westbound rack train led by BNSF C44-9W, No. 5120 glides across the Mojave Desert near Arrowhead Junction on the BNSF Transcon.
At the early morning hour of 2:25am, NS 9124 idles on the head end of the 36 passenger cars and 4 stock cars that contribute to the total 61 car consist of RBBB's Blue Unit train. The passenger co... (more)
Splitting the classic N&W CPL intermediate signals at Marytown, a westbound rack train marches toward Williamson along NS' busy Pocahontas District.
Silhouetted against the spring foliage, a pair of Bluefield based AC helpers assist a loaded coal drag over Elkhorn grade near Maybeury. A late winter delayed the blooming of trees, but the first ... (more)
An original Norfolk & Western SD40-2 leads a small work train long hood forward through the interlocking at Oakvale, eastbound on the Christiansburg District.
After making a late evening trek along the secluded New River Gorge, eastbound loads for Hinton silhouette the eastbound absolute signal at C&O's CW Cabin as they approach the west end of the form... (more)
Crossing the New River at Thurmond, empties for the R.J. Corman loadout at Pax diverge onto the former C&O Loup Creek branch from the C&O main at Thurmond, under the power of a duo of CSX GE's.
NS' Lehigh Valley and original Norfolk Southern heritage ES44AC's assist eastbound loads over Elkhorn grade through the interlocking at Maybeury. New signals have been placed into service along a ... (more)
Silhouetted against the December evening sky in the Greenbrier Valley near Hinton, the C&O signal at Wiggins displays two 'stop' signals. The signal at Wiggins serves as a hold out for trains appr... (more)
A near unit train of Veteran ISGX coke hoppers streak by the interlocking at the W.E. MacCorkle Siding at Milepost 22 on CSX's Coal River Subdivision.
Bringing a final cut of 35 coal loads west from Liberty Mine, a pair of Electro Motive Division SD70ACe Demonstrators drag down the Pond Fork main enroute to Danville Yard. The demonstrators are c... (more)
After using the siding at La Grange to run around their train, CSXT 6493 and slug return south through the unique street running trackage of downtown La Grange with LCL based local, J758 in tow.
Nearly completing its daylight crew run from Etowah to Corbin along the former L&N mainline from Cincinnati, a northbound manifest observes medium speed through a turnout as it approaches the sout... (more)
Leading three empty ammonia nitrate hoppers toward the CSX/Corman interchange at Thurmond, the R.J. Corman local powered by a pair of former SP tunnel motors slithers along the original C&O Loup C... (more)
Following Loup Creek downgrade to Thurmond, the R.J. Corman local follows the route of the C&O Loup Creek branch from Mt. Hope with covered hoppers for the interchange in tow.
Enroute to the CSX/Corman interchange at Thurmond, a pair of former Southern Pacific SD40-2T's follow Loup Creek into the New River Gorge from Mt. Hope.
A Roanoke based crew disembarks from the cab of NS F9(A) No. 4270 as an Office Car Special arrives into Bluefield from points east. The Bluefield based train crew will soon board the head end and ... (more)
NS' Pennsylvania Railroad heritage ES44AC observes a slow order in the sharp bend through downtown Keystone. Enroute to Eckman Yard to sort outbound cuts along former N&W rails, the Altoona painte... (more)
Bringing up the markers on the 2012 AAPRCO Convention Train, recently restored Georgia Railroad rear end platform observation car, the Dearing is framed under a restored Southern Railway si... (more)
Westbound on the S-line from Asheville, the 2012 Amtrak AAPRCO Convention Train, the Chattanooga Limited passes over the Holston River at Strawberry Plains, enroute to Knoxville from Ashevi... (more)
Making a rare daylight meet along the Ohio River above Lesage, westbound Cumberland-Russell mixed freight, CSX Q317 meets eastbound CSX Q316 at Ben Lomond Siding. The two daily mixed freights are ... (more)
Eastbound on the N&W Pulaski District to Radford from Bristol, Southern 630 comes to a halt in downtown Abingdon for a passenger pickup. Norfolk Southern's 21st Century steam program offered a pai... (more)
Enroute to Romney from Green Springs, a B&O turn snakes alongside the South Branch of the Potomac River on a beautiful late winter morning in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
As fall colors approach their peak for the 2012 season, an eastbound coal drag passes the Hawks Nest Dam, struggling upgrade over wet, leaf covered rail through the scenic New River Gorge. It's a ... (more)
Gliding across the Rockies near Kremmling, Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr follows the route of the former Rio Grande toward Salt Lake City at an impressive track speed of 60MPH.
Covered in ice and frost from an overnight low temperature of -12 degrees, an original Missouri Pacific lettered open hopper catches the first of the morning sun rays, stored in a spur in the smal... (more)
On an absolute cloud-free January afternoon in the desert Southwest, The Santa Fe intermediate semaphores signals at Wagon Mound bask in the afternoon sun, silhouetted against a vibrant blue sky. ... (more)
Eastbound on the C&O Big Sandy Subdivision to Shelby, brand new GE ES44AC's No. 3070 and No. 3074 lead mixed freight, CSX Q696 alongside the rural Big Sandy river valley. These new ES44AC's are sp... (more)
Westbound on the Santa Fe Transcon near Valentine, a mixed freight snakes its way through western Arizona on its trek west across the desert Southwest.
Disappearing into Big Four No. 2 Tunnel, NS' Erie and Southern Railway heritage locomotives assist an eastbound coal drag toward Bluefield along the route of the Norfolk & Western mainline.
Westbound on the Southern Railway mainline to Knoxville from Bristol, NS 37Q catches the exceptionally warm afternoon sun near Strawberry Plains, under the power of NS' Virginian Railway heritage ... (more)
Enroute to the CSX/Corman interchange at Thurmond, the entire locomotive roster for the West Virginia operations glide past the frigid Loup Creek falls in dynamic brakes.
Idling at the west end of the CSX/NS Ceredo Yard, Huntington Locomotive Shops rebuilt SD40-3 idles on the head end of a coal train, displaying CSX's "How tomorrow moves" boxcar logo. The trailing ... (more)
NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe trails on a westbound helper set destined for Farm to assist eastbound NS 83K over Elkhorn grade. Last week, NS' Lehigh Valley and original Norfolk Southern AC's were pai... (more)
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' Southern heritage ES44AC and the Erie heritage SD70ACe depart Bluefield for Farm to assist eastbound coal loads over Elkhorn grade.
On a dreary and wet afternoon in eastern Kentucky, a pair of brand new GE ES44AC's from Erie lead their first revenue train, CSX Q696 from Russell to Erwin eastbound on the C&O Big Sandy Subdivisi... (more)
Departing CSX's Russell Terminal, a relatively clean ES44AC leads an empty coal drag past C&O's RU Cabin that once protected movements in and out of the east side of the yard. The four track mainl... (more)
Recently released from CSX's Huntington Locomotive Shops in the new "boxcar logo" scheme, GP38-2, No. 2640 trails on a westbound light power move from Huntington to Russell.
As a heavy snow squall leaves a quick inch of snow on the ground at Big Four, eastbound loads emerge from Big Four Tunnel No. 1 under the power of former Conrail C40-8W, No. 8444.
Westbound on the former N&W mainline between Roanoke and Bluefield, NS New York Central heritage SD70ACe leads an empty ethanol train toward Bluefield and points west on the Pocahontas Division.
Charging through downtown Dublin at track speed, Southern 630 leads an eastbound public excursion toward Radford from downtown Bristol. A big thanks to Norfolk Southern and TVRM for hosting these ... (more)
Eastbound on the N&W Pulaski District west of Wytheville, Southern 630 leads a public excursion eastbound to Radford from Bristol with 13 passenger cars in tow. Mainline steam returning to the Pul... (more)
Downgrade just west of Wytheville, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum operated, 2-8-0, Southern No. 630 leads a westbound passenger excursion over the scenic Pulaski District between Radford and Bri... (more)
After leading an excursion to Radford from Bristol earlier in the morning, Southern 630 begins her trek back west to Bristol, crossing the New River outside of downtown Radford. The Tennessee Vall... (more)
