Norfolk Southern coal train U48 has just come to a stop on the Big Tom's Creek Branch after flood loading. The crew will tie the train down here and another crew will take the train further on it... (more)

Norfolk Southern train U48 moves east on a trestle over US Route 58 Alternate in St Paul, Virginia. The train is headed to Swords Creek, Virginia to work E. Dillion and Company with nine empty cov... (more)

Norfolk Southern train U48 rolls out of the eastern portal of Little Bull Tunnel at Dwina, Virginia. The train is headed to Swords Creek, Virginia to work E. Dillion and Company.

Norfolk Southern train U48 rolls east through Coeburn, Virginia with two locomotive and nine empty covered hoppers. The train is headed to Swords Creek, Virginia to work E. Dillion and Company.

Near the community of Lipps, in southwest Virginia, Norfolk Southern train NS U48 is coming to a stop with loaded coal cars for a crew change with NS crew U47. THe NS U48 crew pulled the loads fr... (more)

Here is one of the two cars that makes up a Norfolk Southern track geometry train. This unit has an interesting history. It was first a Norfolk and Western SD35. The N&W converted it to a road ... (more)

A Norfolk Southern track geometry train (NS U48) rolls across Callahan Creek as the train approaches the yard at Andover, VA. The track geometry train is made up of research cars NS 33 and NS 34 a... (more)

Certainly a change of pace from operating coal trains for the crew of Norfolk Southern mine run U48 is operating this track geometry train. The geometry train (research cars NS 33 & NS 34) is bei... (more)

The cab on NS U48 rolls across the wooden trestle over Roaring Fork Creek approaching Roaring Fork.

NS U48 backs through Appalachia with empties destined for loading at Wentz, located on the ex-Interstate Railroad.

U48's motive power has kicked the cab into Bruton Siding on the east side of Norton. A brakeman rides the back porch to control the cab's movement via the hand brake. The roving brakeman rides in ... (more)

NS U48 shoves empties through Mudlick Junction. U48 is destined for loading at Wentz, located at the end of the ex-IRR's Andover-Stonega main line.

NS U48 shoves empties along the ex-Interstate Railroad through Stonega for loading at Wentz, located about a mile to the rear. The remnants of the Stonega Bath House are in the right background. T... (more)

NS U48 shoves empties into Tracks 2 and 3 at the ex-N&W's Norton Yard. The track to the immediate right is the ex-Interstate Railroad's main line through Norton. The ex-IRR's Norton Wye is visible... (more)

In an unusual move, NS U48 is shoving through Josephine to Norton. Conductor Mike Young (left) and brakeman (Johnny Cubine) ride the cabs back porch to protect the movement.