A fast Norfolk Southern intermodal makes its way east on the Kenova District, Pocahontas Division of the of the old Norfolk & Western mainline.

Originally built in December 1971 as an EMD GP40 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, No. 413 later operated for Virginia Railway Express (VRE), where it was modified for commuter service. VRE added... (more)

L201 is the only remaining "westbound" through freight on the Big Sandy Subdivision while the Clinchfield continues to be reconstructed following severe damage from 2024's Hurricane Hele... (more)

J16 has pulled a cut of 105 loaded hoppers from SunCoke's terminal near Ceredo and will head eastbound on the Kenova District after crossing CSX.

The A Street overpass at Clifton Forge provides a place to take photos of passing trains. It makes for a nice juxtaposition from the modern and this vintage with the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical S... (more)

Dash 8-32BWH leads the eastbound Cardinal near Staunton, Va.

The Feb. 15th P050 has been annulled at Huntington, W.Va. due to washouts and flooding in the New River Gorge. The plan called for the crew to take the train to Barboursville, W.Va. to turn the tr... (more)

J14 is headed for a slip near Nolan, W.Va. with three rock cars and a caboose. Recent rains (and snow) have caused water levels rise into flood stage, evident here at Elijah Creek.

An Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH makes a rare appearance on Train 50, the eastbound Cardinal. The Siemens Charger (trailing) had airbrake issues on the prior westbound run (2-5-25) and was terminated in Cin... (more)

Pulling a coal train, CSX’s New York Central heritage unit passes under a Norfolk Southern grain train.

Snaking through the night, headed north, M542 passes the "southward information signal" at Paris near the TTI shops. Thanks to amtrakcardinal for the lighting.

P42DC #75, in the new Phase VII scheme, is rolling to a stop at the art deco station of Prince, W.Va. This station has certainly seen better days. Years of lack of maintenance and TLC is starting ... (more)

44 years after it was built, this former Seaboard System SD40-2 (delivered in Family Lines) keeps its worth on CSX by pulling this edition of M693, bound for Waycross, GA.

After having collected their train of empty hoppers from SunCoke's Ceredo Yard, E903 has just turned onto the Logan Subdivision. The train is due for a crew change will come to a stop in a few mil... (more)

A trio of TTI GE locomotives are shoving on a cut of a cars, rearranging storage on its mainline between Paris and Carlisle. This line once hauled coal to a transloading facility along the Ohio Ri... (more)