50K navigates the rolling hills and tight curves on the Chesapeake Western Railway between Elkton and Harrisonburg on it’s way to the feed mill in Linville, a couple miles north of Harrisonburg.

The sound of GE’s in notch 8 echoes through the corn fields just west of Elkton, VA. 50K is down on its knees at 5 miles an hour making the assault on Johnson’s Hill, the steepest grade on the... (more)

NS 290, No More: NS 290 was one of a handful of trains axed from the Norfolk Southern schedule in the late 2010s on account of reduced traffic. This particular train was abolished in Octobe... (more)

After getting a fresh crew at Oak Street Yard, NS 171 ducks underneath the Eastbound Position Light signal bridge at CP Mans on the Norfolk Southern Fort Wayne Line.

A lone ES44AC, NS 8165, leads a short eastbound through Altoona.

NS 8165 leads a westbound manifest through Lily PA.

NS P99 comes past Charlotte Junction on a hot summer day.

NS eye-00 is about to round the curve on to the CSX Toledo Sub on its way to Chicago, with the last ES44AC on Norfolk Southern Roster for right now. A few weeks ago the destionation on this train ... (more)

NS 762 has a full train and two pushers. They won't be stopping to pick up loads today.

A beautiful fall scene as a coal train splits the CPL's near Davy.

NS 145 trundles along and 15 mph through Willoughby for a slow order on a rainy July afternoon.

"Straight from the Factory"

NS 538 has successfully conquered the grades West slope with a pair of brand new, consecutively numbered ES44AC's for power. As powerful as these two ... (more)

NS 748 slides downhill through the Loops, seen here at Round Knob. Dynamics are howling and brake shoe smoke is filling the valley as three units hold their 14,000-ton loaded coal train at a stead... (more)

Helpers assist train 746 past the CPL's at Rogers near Roderfield, WVa.