The final shot of the chase of NS 743 is from the massive Coopers trestle in Bramwell, Wv.

With a fresh crew on board of the Nickel Plate heritage unit, NS 743 begins to pull from Bluefield yard to head out onto the Pokey main.

NS 743 makes it's way into Bluefield yard with the Nickel Plate Road and the PC heritage unit.

The Nicke Plate Road heritage unit leads NS 743 west through Blake, Wv.

NS 743 rolls through an S curve in Ingleside, Wv on the Christiansburg District with the Nickel Plate heritage unit on point.

The yellow and black nose of the Nickel Plate Road heritage unit rounds a curve in Hardy, WV on the Christiansburg District.

Rolling through Oakvale, Wv passing some HERZOG work equipment is NS 743 with a heritage duo leading the way.

NS 743 has made it's way into West Virginia now with the heritage duo. Here it heading west through Hale's Gap.

NS 743 passes by the no longer in service AEP Glen Lyn power plant with a heritage unit duo.

Passing by a barn in Narrows, Va, the heritage duo on NS 743 continue their trip to Bluefield for a crew change.

NS 743 features double heritage on a cooler August evening. The Nickel Plate Road and Penn Central heritage units bring the train west through Pembroke, Va on the Christiansburg District.

NS 743 with NS #2541 leads the short lived Coltainer Train as it heads west bound to Berry, AL, Once loaded it will head back to Parrish, AL were the coal loads will be trucked to the power plant ... (more)